Forum: European Armoury
17th April 2012, 06:15 PM
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Hello Ibrahiim,
It is not a carbonization...
Hello Ibrahiim,
It is not a carbonization process. When heating rusted metal in the pure carbon (charcoal) without access of oxygen occurs redox reaction (recovery of the metal from the oxide).
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2012, 04:11 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th April 2012, 04:05 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th April 2012, 09:38 AM
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Hello, Alexander!
It's not possible to point...
Hello, Alexander!
It's not possible to point the exact date of manufacture. Only a rough period of time .
Sword doesn't has any regimental letters engraved, so there is only one answer on your...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2012, 10:31 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 08:01 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 08:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 05:47 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 05:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 04:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 08:14 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th March 2012, 08:13 AM
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Battle axe
Dear colleagues,
I would be very grateful for the help in identification of this battle ax found in the European part of Russia, near this place:
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2012, 04:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2012, 06:54 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2012, 06:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2012, 06:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2012, 06:48 PM
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Thank you, Ibrahiim!
It's not my merit :) ...
Thank you, Ibrahiim!
It's not my merit :)
I've asked to help me a person who is engaged in this kind of restoration.
Here is another example of his work (excavated rifle flint lock):
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2012, 01:48 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2012, 01:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th February 2012, 07:37 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st February 2012, 07:45 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
30th January 2012, 07:52 AM
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Jeff and dear all,
I've just remove mellowed...
Jeff and dear all,
I've just remove mellowed rust after 3-4 weeks of soaking in the distilled water. Blade is not cleaned out to shiny naked metal (as it might seem from the photographs). I've...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2012, 05:23 PM
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Hello Ibrahiim,
Blade was already damaged...
Hello Ibrahiim,
Blade was already damaged because saber was dug up.
Desaltination is a necessary procedure to prevent further corrosion of the metal.
I've just removed with dremel brush mellowed...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th January 2012, 08:45 AM
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David, it's not "too agressive" :))
Blade is...
David, it's not "too agressive" :))
Blade is heavily pitted. I've just deasalt it in the distillated water and clean it gently enough. Now I'm going to process it in the tannin solution (corrosion...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th January 2012, 08:23 PM
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