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Originally Posted by Atlantia
After it's initial clean up (removal of decades of polish residue) it looked a little 'bright'. The silver is starting to 'tone' now and looks much better.
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Salaams Atlantia ~ Salaams Atlantia ~ Ah yes indeed Sur ! No doubt about that.
On cleaning ~ You may have seen my notes on cleaning done at the makers using a strange berry and by burnishing...at
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=129468&postcount=26 The locals just use a brass brush which sounds vicious but brass(often with a splash of water) is good as it only removes the silver oxide and polishes well. Toothpaste is good. In fact the daily wearing of this badge of office is often enough to keep it clean. Silvo polish is also excellent.
I believe that this is a classic design from Sur.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.