Age of indian sword?

dj · 25th April 2015, 02:29 PM

I have a couple questions:

1) What did you etch the blade with to try and reveal the patterns you are looking for?

2) In other types of antiquities, disruption of the original patina is considered detrimental to the piece. Is there a standard practice, or accepted practice with blades?

Perhaps there are threads here on these questions, but I am new here and haven't run into them yet.

Thanks,

dj

25th April 2015, 02:29 PM	#19
dj Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Monroe, New York Posts: 1	I have a couple questions: 1) What did you etch the blade with to try and reveal the patterns you are looking for? 2) In other types of antiquities, disruption of the original patina is considered detrimental to the piece. Is there a standard practice, or accepted practice with blades? Perhaps there are threads here on these questions, but I am new here and haven't run into them yet. Thanks, dj