A composite mystery to me.

A. G. Maisey · 12th April 2017, 10:03 PM

Marius, it is not difficult to create a textured surface on a new blade, but it is extremely difficult, perhaps impossible to create an entire blade that can pass as something from a much earlier time.

The appearance of Gavin's blade is, to my eye, representative of something that pre-dates any recent or current practices used in the false aging of a blade.

In other words it is in my opinion old, "old" in this case meaning pre-mid 19th century, and I'm being rather conservative here.

12th April 2017, 10:03 PM	#9
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,994	Marius, it is not difficult to create a textured surface on a new blade, but it is extremely difficult, perhaps impossible to create an entire blade that can pass as something from a much earlier time. The appearance of Gavin's blade is, to my eye, representative of something that pre-dates any recent or current practices used in the false aging of a blade. In other words it is in my opinion old, "old" in this case meaning pre-mid 19th century, and I'm being rather conservative here.