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cornelistromp · 27th April 2014, 06:35 PM

Hi Jim,

thank you.
it is my personal opinion, not a hard truth.
orange red rust is a warning that it can be a recent oxidation, however water finds sudenly exposed to oxygen may have a surface orange oxidation arise. see for example the hilt 14th century sword/waterfind for conservation.

further I noticed that a part of the "storta" hilt is eaten away, and that the tip is broken off and re-welded, that you actually do not see in recent forgeries.

Furthermore, the value of this 17th century sword in excavated state is lower than the cost of making such a falsification.

best,

27th April 2014, 06:35 PM	#6
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	Hi Jim, thank you. it is my personal opinion, not a hard truth. orange red rust is a warning that it can be a recent oxidation, however water finds sudenly exposed to oxygen may have a surface orange oxidation arise. see for example the hilt 14th century sword/waterfind for conservation. further I noticed that a part of the "storta" hilt is eaten away, and that the tip is broken off and re-welded, that you actually do not see in recent forgeries. Furthermore, the value of this 17th century sword in excavated state is lower than the cost of making such a falsification. best, Attached Images

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