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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2023, 06:08 PM
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Posted By kronckew
He'll need to touch the haft with a magnet, if it...

He'll need to touch the haft with a magnet, if it doesn't stick it is likely brass. If it sticks...


It's still a sows ear trying to turn into a silk purse.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2023, 08:10 AM
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Posted By kronckew
Could be. Might even be 'gold' paint. I took the...

Could be. Might even be 'gold' paint. I took the OP's word it was brass. A magnet would test it easily. Still even if it's steel under the gold stuff, the flat blade is telling.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2023, 08:02 AM
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Posted By kronckew
Correct. I noted a casting flaw on the brass...

Correct. I noted a casting flaw on the brass hammer part, and a brass haft is not very useful for an impact weapon, it'd bend easily. Also galvanic corrosion of the steel parts may occur.
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