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mariusgmioc · 6th October 2021, 02:32 PM

You cleaned it... apparently with a grinder...

... and you ruined it...

... at least in my oppinion...

So, whatever you paid at the auction, now it is worth less than a quarter of that. Don't believe me?! Try selling it.

For bronze objects, the patina/oxidation is absolutely essential for establishing their age/origin. Even for steel objects patination is extremely important.

For all the blades, cleaning them with mechanical abrasive tools is ruining them almost always.

Moreover, bronze blades were usually used during the bronze age. You know bronze age, around 3300 to 1200 BC?! What maker's marks did you expect to find on a bronze age blade?!

I do not think this one is a genuine Bronze Age blade, but if it were, you can congratulate yourself for grinding off a few thousand years of history.

6th October 2021, 02:32 PM	#2
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,870	You cleaned it... apparently with a grinder... ... and you ruined it... ... at least in my oppinion... So, whatever you paid at the auction, now it is worth less than a quarter of that. Don't believe me?! Try selling it. For bronze objects, the patina/oxidation is absolutely essential for establishing their age/origin. Even for steel objects patination is extremely important. For all the blades, cleaning them with mechanical abrasive tools is ruining them almost always. Moreover, bronze blades were usually used during the bronze age. You know bronze age, around 3300 to 1200 BC?! What maker's marks did you expect to find on a bronze age blade?! I do not think this one is a genuine Bronze Age blade, but if it were, you can congratulate yourself for grinding off a few thousand years of history. Last edited by mariusgmioc; 6th October 2021 at 02:43 PM.