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Originally Posted by tom hyle
Well, if one wanted to preserve a new sword, he would do it in exactly the same way as with an old sword; the nature of the question slightly confuses me; what do you intend to do with them if you don't preserve them? Is active destruction/discarding implied? Give 'em to some kids. Tell 'em not to poke their eyes out.
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If a sword is worth preserving as an historical object, I would be much less aggressive in cleaning off the rust and would not consider replacing the hilt and/or reshaping the tang.