Looking for a rapier identical to this one.

fernando · 18th June 2013, 02:36 PM

Very nice and functional sword. If (remotely) not made in Toledo, it surely has all the Toledo appeal.
Here is a rapier by Gonzalo Simon, from the same period, only partly similar to yours, just to fill the gap until one with a closer resemblance pops up.
This one has 118 cms and weighs 1.120 grams.

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Dmitry · 18th June 2013, 07:53 PM

Yes, same time-frame, your might be 25-30 years younger than mine. Both are unassuming, working swords. Very good.

M ELEY · 20th June 2013, 07:53 AM

Very nice weapons, gentlemen. Congrats on owning two 'true' fighters.

fernando · 21st June 2013, 07:49 PM

Thanks Mark

Never know if these two met some time, somewhere.
I ignore where Dmitry acquired his example from, but mine, made in Toledo, 'emigrated' i wouldn't know when to America and was brought from somewhere in the USA to Portugal by a guy who eventualy sold it to me. Quite a boomerang effect, considering Toledo is some 400 miles from here.

Dmitry · 21st June 2013, 10:07 PM

Mine came from England. Could've been there for the last few hundred years, could've been from somewhere else. Rust doesn't know boundaries, and there was a lot of it.
This was the first time I used aluminum foil to clean it off, like someone suggested here. It was a good call! It's a lot cheaper than brass wool, works faster, and didn't seem to leave any scratches. It does stink when you rub it on steel, though.

fernando · 24th June 2013, 02:30 PM

I was lucky ... mine was clean as it is in the present pictures.
Aluminum foil ... i'll be damned; the same you use for wrapping sandwiches ?
How does it work ... folded in layers or making it a ball ?

Dmitry · 24th June 2013, 02:42 PM

First I generously oiled the sword, let it sit overnight, so the oil could penetrate, then ripped a small sheet of cooking aluminum foil, and scrubbed with it, wiping the dark sludge off, and oiling again. You can fashion it any way you want, layers, ball, glob, etc. Small pieces of foil will come off and get stuck in recesses, I just blow them off, or brush them off. When your glob starts to fall apart, toss it and rip a new one. A very inexpensive material. It stinks when you rub hard, though. Works great, as you can see, in many ways better than the bronze wool.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 4th July 2013, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmitry

Mine came from England. Could've been there for the last few hundred years, could've been from somewhere else. Rust doesn't know boundaries, and there was a lot of it.
This was the first time I used aluminum foil to clean it off, like someone suggested here. It was a good call! It's a lot cheaper than brass wool, works faster, and didn't seem to leave any scratches. It does stink when you rub it on steel, though.

Salaams Dmitry: I do believe that was me... http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hop+techniques see #48

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

18th June 2013, 02:36 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Very nice and functional sword. If (remotely) not made in Toledo, it surely has all the Toledo appeal. Here is a rapier by Gonzalo Simon, from the same period, only partly similar to yours, just to fill the gap until one with a closer resemblance pops up. This one has 118 cms and weighs 1.120 grams. . Attached Images

21st June 2013, 10:07 PM	#5
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Mine came from England. Could've been there for the last few hundred years, could've been from somewhere else. Rust doesn't know boundaries, and there was a lot of it. This was the first time I used aluminum foil to clean it off, like someone suggested here. It was a good call! It's a lot cheaper than brass wool, works faster, and didn't seem to leave any scratches. It does stink when you rub it on steel, though. Attached Images

18th June 2013, 07:53 PM	#2
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Yes, same time-frame, your might be 25-30 years younger than mine. Both are unassuming, working swords. Very good.

20th June 2013, 07:53 AM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,158	Very nice weapons, gentlemen. Congrats on owning two 'true' fighters.

21st June 2013, 07:49 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thanks Mark Never know if these two met some time, somewhere. I ignore where Dmitry acquired his example from, but mine, made in Toledo, 'emigrated' i wouldn't know when to America and was brought from somewhere in the USA to Portugal by a guy who eventualy sold it to me. Quite a boomerang effect, considering Toledo is some 400 miles from here.

24th June 2013, 02:30 PM	#6
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I was lucky ... mine was clean as it is in the present pictures. Aluminum foil ... i'll be damned; the same you use for wrapping sandwiches ? How does it work ... folded in layers or making it a ball ?

24th June 2013, 02:42 PM	#7
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	First I generously oiled the sword, let it sit overnight, so the oil could penetrate, then ripped a small sheet of cooking aluminum foil, and scrubbed with it, wiping the dark sludge off, and oiling again. You can fashion it any way you want, layers, ball, glob, etc. Small pieces of foil will come off and get stuck in recesses, I just blow them off, or brush them off. When your glob starts to fall apart, toss it and rip a new one. A very inexpensive material. It stinks when you rub hard, though. Works great, as you can see, in many ways better than the bronze wool.