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Old 16th February 2014, 06:12 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by DaveS
We shouldn't forget though, that a 100 year old looking "patina" can be put on a blade in about 20 seconds with the right kinds of acids....Dave.
Not really, you can rust, discolor, stain, etch etc a modern item all you want but when compared to a real 100+ yr old item the difference is obvious. The problem is that you usually are just looking at an internet image with nothing to compare with.
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