Fine surprise or "mirage" ... ?

[Dom]

Fine surprise or "mirage" ... ?
to clean my helmet, I use time to time, products from "Renaissance", and "000"
I never got more attention than that, about about the steel bowl, but yesterday ...
I wasn't beleiving my eyes, then, I took those pics

which should be your comment ?
or even your mockery about the capacities of my optician ...

- Johar or not ... that is the question ?

about the helmet - it's a real Persian, end of 18th beginning of 19th century, absolutely "Qajar",
come from a famous French collection, dispersed after estate

- I have difficulty to increase the "Johar" contrast, I
tried with lime juice, even by cutting a lime with blade (as far it's knife is concerning)
I didn't noticed something conclusive ... so ??

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Dom

[Andrew]

Don't tease us, Dom--photos of the entire helmet, please!

For what it's worth, I do not think that is wootz (johar). Maybe folded steel, but that pattern looks so uniform I lean towards an etching.

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Don't tease us, Dom--photos of the entire helmet, please!

For what it's worth, I do not think that is wootz (johar). Maybe folded steel, but that pattern looks so uniform I lean towards an etching.

Thanks for your comments
but ... no teasing from me; I already present you my helmet, it's my "avatar"
remember
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...Persian+helmet

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Dom