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[fernando]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

This kind of deep of deep und irregular, but not crisp pitting is typical of excavated finds that were heavily grinded with sandpaper in order took better. The main part of the pommel is almost never touched by the hand, just the grip binding and hilt are. The homogenuous surface color seems to be a good repatination probably using olive or crude linseed oil and a yellowish lacquer. It can be achieved within hours.

Not necessarily so.
Such judgement may well be most influenced by the quality of pictures, which in many cases tend to distort the actual colour of objects.
These were taken by night, with flash, so achievement is not close from real .
Looking at the lower close up picture in my post #10, we observe a more stabilized situation ... though yet not perfect.

[Matchlock]

OK, 'Nando,

I see and accept your argument. Of course I can only judge by what I think I can interpret from the images.

Best,
Michl