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23rd January 2007, 05:58 PM
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Hi Flavio
Nice sword! Search forum there is much information on bringing out patterns, personally I use different chemical solution based on acids, just lately I found CuSO4 as a very nice way to work with some damascus blades.... To bring out pattern and see nice blade is a matter what you choose, polish it or leave with "patina" I prefer first option and always try to bring old glory of my blades  but some collectors dislike it Best Husar |
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23rd January 2007, 06:11 PM
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Thank you Husar! Sorry for my ignorance but what's CuSO4?
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23rd January 2007, 06:26 PM
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Flavio
You can use ferric chloride solution 1 part ferric chloride to 3 parts distilled water. Apply with a brush or clean cotton cloth to a small area of the blade to see if the wootz pattern emerges. You can rinse the blade with warm water. Be careful this stuff stains so wear a latex glove for protection. Lew |
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23rd January 2007, 06:57 PM
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Hi Lew, thank you, i will try, but where i can find ferric chloride?
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23rd January 2007, 07:29 PM
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Ah ok, ok i have found it!!
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23rd January 2007, 07:33 PM
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23rd January 2007, 07:35 PM
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Thank you Husar
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24th January 2007, 07:42 PM
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Any idea about the signs-letters on the blade? and about age? thanks
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24th January 2007, 08:09 PM
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Flavio,
Here are some similar marks on a fine grained wootz tulwar . As for meaning or language .... 
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25th January 2007, 03:02 PM
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Hi Rick,
Nice blade you have. The dot marks are those used by the Bikaner armoury, and the other letter are sometimes also on weapons from this armoury I recognise at least two of the letters. I dont know the meaning yet, but that is one of the things I study on and off so maybe one day! I hope it was not you who sharpened the blade with a file .Hi Flavio, Congratulation with your tulwar . It is true that photographing a watered blade can be very difficult, either there is too little light to avoid reflections, or it is not sharp. It is however a good thing with the cameras of to day, you can see the picture within seconds, and not like in the old days where you had to wait a week before you got your blurred pictures back from development. You can avoid some of the reflections if you give the blade a thin layer of wax.Flavio, is it black lacquer one can see on the hilt around the decoration? Rick, Here is one of mine, before and after it took hours, many hours, as I did it by hand. The first sign could be a letter, I dont know, but the next three are the numbers 122 and the last S is unknown to me. The numbers on yours seem to be, the first sign unknown, then 5, maybe 7 and 2. Flavio, is it black lacquer one can see on the hilt around the decoration? Here is one of mine, before and after it took hours, many hours, as I did it by hand. The first sign could be a letter, I dont know, but the next three are the numbers 122 and the last S is unknown to me. The numbers on yours seem to be, the first sign unknown, then 5, maybe 7 and 2. Last edited by Jens Nordlunde; 25th January 2007 at 03:55 PM. |
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