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Gene: I advice you to buy the silver testing acid. It costs around 2 Euro, and it wasn't a problem to order it on Internet even here, in Germany. It will definitely be the most useful buy :-)
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LOL, thanks Dom,
So you think it might not be silver then? ![]() Hi Tatyana, It's a good idea! The metal is soft, I straightened the langlets by hand, I think it's quite a good quality hilt. Any further ideas anyone? |
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Both would be soft, silver even more. I agree with Tatyana either get a testing kit or take it to a jeweler for testing. I could be either white metal (usually nickel-copper alloy) or low silver (75-80%).
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Thanks ![]() Any thoughts on age, region, quality? P.S. It's probobly white brass in all honesty. I'll have a look and see if I can find a cheap silver test kit that'll test the lower grade silvers. |
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Hi Gene,
some interesting info here, nothing conclusive though http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=sind Regards David |
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Hello Atlantia. Can't add much here in the knowledge department. But have to comment that is a beautiful hilt !!! It would be interesting to find out if it is/is not silver. Is there any evidence that a blade was attached sometime in the past? Again, great looking hilt. Rick.
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Thanks I looked there first tbh. Nothing like mine unfortunately. My initial thoughts were that it's a 'dressy' palace guard or military style hilt. Type of hilt where you'd want some uniformity, but also something well made and quite flash. |
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