Arabian Sayf

spiral · 17th September 2006, 04:23 AM

Nice enough blade & I especialy like the handle, but sadley the belt hanger fittings look much coarser & more recent than the scabbard throat, blade & handle to my eye though.

Britania can have various relevant meanings to this piece I would think.

Generaly Britannia silver is an alloy of silver containing 95.84% silver, with the balance usually copper.

But rather like the terms Eastern, Nickel or German silver, Britannia silver should probably be distinguished from Britannia metal, a pewter like or white metal alloy contaning no silver.

Spiral

17th September 2006, 04:23 AM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Nice enough blade & I especialy like the handle, but sadley the belt hanger fittings look much coarser & more recent than the scabbard throat, blade & handle to my eye though. Britania can have various relevant meanings to this piece I would think. Generaly Britannia silver is an alloy of silver containing 95.84% silver, with the balance usually copper. But rather like the terms Eastern, Nickel or German silver, Britannia silver should probably be distinguished from Britannia metal, a pewter like or white metal alloy contaning no silver. Spiral