Pesh Kabz for comment

[Silver John]

Many thanks for the comments Gentlemen. Much appreciated.



Kubur, that's a very good point! Thank you.

Regarding the use of coffee, it was a first for me and something that I learned about on this site. I believe coffee contains tannic acid. I used it because I was away camping when I collected the blade from a nearby auction house, so I had to improvise. I just filled my thermos with strong black coffee and submerged the blade for about 5-10 minutes, I was quite impressed by the results. I repeated the process in a deeper container when I got home. The Pesh Kabz is 16” overall, with an 11.5” blade.

Below are a couple of extra pics of the handle, showing a protrusion with an eye hole. Perhaps it originally had some kind or decorative tassel?

I shall try cleaning up the bolster toady and see what I have.

Thanks again Gents

[Silver John]

Apologies for the blurry pics. I think my phones camera is on the way out!

[Silver John]

Also, on the topic of restoration, I just stumbled upon this interesting and informative article http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journal...amascus-steel/

[Saracen]

Originally Posted by Silver John

Regarding the use of coffee, it was a first for me and something that I learned about on this site. I believe coffee contains tannic acid...

Thank you for the detailed explanation of etching with coffee. I read somewhere (maybe here) that even Coca-Cola is used for etching in hotel conditions, but I have never come across information about the use of coffee for this. I'll check this method sometime).

PS: I probably drink too much coffee every day