Brass bits on a Jamdhar Katari

archer · 21st October 2011, 01:09 AM

This Jamdhar Katari probably was dug or harshly kept as evidenced by the before cleaning photos. Foaming Grease removing dish soap followed by coatings of Break loose or olive oil and a plastic bristled industrial brush removed and loosened a lot of rust. This uncovered specks of brass? or some other metal. My question, is this what remains of drill and fill decorations or caused by interaction with other metals is the soil? I have examples of other 17th Century daggers that have a similar color metal used for decorations.

Your thoughts on this one.

21st October 2011, 01:09 AM	#1
archer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 373	Brass bits on a Jamdhar Katari This Jamdhar Katari probably was dug or harshly kept as evidenced by the before cleaning photos. Foaming Grease removing dish soap followed by coatings of Break loose or olive oil and a plastic bristled industrial brush removed and loosened a lot of rust. This uncovered specks of brass? or some other metal. My question, is this what remains of drill and fill decorations or caused by interaction with other metals is the soil? I have examples of other 17th Century daggers that have a similar color metal used for decorations. Your thoughts on this one. Attached Images