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    OLD steel!

    Thought some of you custom blade/ forged in fire types might appreciate this. Rumored to have been recovered from a canal in the Netherlands. Either Dutch or German. From around 1580. When steel of this age is left to the elements it develops a black crust coating. Once removed, you can see the original grain of the metal. It exposes how the blacksmith worked the steel to form the shapes and build strength in the blade and bars of the hilt. Items in better condition dont show it. Ground finds are typically worse and falling apart.








    A piece missing from the ricasso.




    #2
    Very cool!

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      #3
      That’s awesome

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        #4
        Wow!!

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          #5
          That’s pretty cool!

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            #6
            Sweet

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              #7
              That’s awesome

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                #8
                If it could only talk! Beautiful

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                  #9
                  Nice.

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                    #10
                    Very cool!

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                      #11
                      Hafta to grow the right kind of mustache to go with that blade


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                        #12
                        Really cool find!

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                          #13
                          That is cool.

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                            #14
                            Must have been made for someone of royalty, with that fancy of a handguard. Interesting piece.
                            Last edited by RifleBowPistol; 08-16-2021, 07:35 AM.

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                              #15
                              Very nice!! Can you share the story of how you wound up with it?

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