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Originally Posted by David R
Hi Ibrahim, you reckon a coca cola wash might be the way to go with this one.
It arrived today, and there were no suprises, pretty well just as it looked in the pics. The silverwork looks to be foil applique koftgari, which I have seen done with gold before. Very delicate, I will need to be really carefull of it.
The blade to hilt fit does not look that good, the blade seems almost too big, but the motives match on the two pieces so not looking like a shotgun job. Anyone got pics of something similar to post, I wonder if this is a feature of this type of dagger. I will try and update as I work on it.
Overall I am happy with the piece, one more for the wall!
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Salaams Ya drop it in coke for a while then wash in hot soapy water which should shift a lot of surface stuff... I imagine you already did that... There may or may not be a piece missing between the blade and hilt so find a complete example and see if it is... Then you may want to try to make a scabbard and the forum has some good examples on library search. 00 grade paper on this is ok except take care and avoid using on the decorative koftgari.. There are all sorts of fruit juices that give good results like pineapple and most are fairly mild. Vinegar is ok but can be agressive especially if heated. Lemon salt is pretty good ... lots of low end non agressive techniques out there...
Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi.