Chinese sword: real or fake?

Tatyana Dianova · 11th June 2007, 09:02 PM

Thank you very much, Josh, for your explanation. Yes, the blade has some battle damage: some nicks from sword blows on the cutting edge and on the back of the blade, as well as several dips (seems like earlier nicks were sharpened / removed).
The most funny thing about this sword is that I even did not know that it has a Damascus blade when I was buying it - so rusty it was! But the Damascus pattern is so bold that it was good visible immediately after the active surface rust was removed. And during polishing it was more and more evident even without etching.

11th June 2007, 09:02 PM	#15
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 735	Thank you very much, Josh, for your explanation. Yes, the blade has some battle damage: some nicks from sword blows on the cutting edge and on the back of the blade, as well as several dips (seems like earlier nicks were sharpened / removed). The most funny thing about this sword is that I even did not know that it has a Damascus blade when I was buying it - so rusty it was! But the Damascus pattern is so bold that it was good visible immediately after the active surface rust was removed. And during polishing it was more and more evident even without etching.