Rusted 17th C persian shamshir within decayed scabbard

[celtan]

Didn't work either, eventually a hole was created through the glue itsel,and the PJ ended up in the floor. I then used the old tomato paste trick, and followed with a brass brush and fine grit sand paper/ wire-mesh. Then waxed the blade. Here's the result so far:

Originally Posted by Rick

Oh dear ...