Persian,Indian Dagger ????

Norman McCormick · 20th April 2008, 10:49 PM

Hi Guys,
Many thanks for your interest and replies, as you can see there is quite a bit of blackened rust on the grip and scabbard, should I attempt to clean some of this off and if so any suggestions as to a suitable method which would preserve the integrity of the piece or should I leave well alone and accept it as part of the aging process. I suspect there may be a divergence of opinion on this as this predicament surely faces us all at some point in time with various bits and pieces in our collections i.e. to clean or not to clean and when does a tidy up become a restoration?
Regards,
Norman.

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20th April 2008, 10:49 PM	#7
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,618	Hi Guys, Many thanks for your interest and replies, as you can see there is quite a bit of blackened rust on the grip and scabbard, should I attempt to clean some of this off and if so any suggestions as to a suitable method which would preserve the integrity of the piece or should I leave well alone and accept it as part of the aging process. I suspect there may be a divergence of opinion on this as this predicament surely faces us all at some point in time with various bits and pieces in our collections i.e. to clean or not to clean and when does a tidy up become a restoration? Regards, Norman.