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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 11821496, member: 20148&quot;]Unfortunately, far tooooo many!&nbsp; A sword that was in my collection was surrendered by the officer commanding a POW camp in the far east. It was surrendered to the higest british officer in the camp, a Major in the Royal Artillery. He eventually gave it to a friend of mine, who years later sold it to me.&nbsp; He has cut the bushes with it, then when the blade started to rust he &#039;cleaned&#039; it.............with sand paper!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Needless to say, it was not in good condition when i obtained it. That blade was made by a quite famous smith in ca.1629-29. I had it professionally polished and a new scabbard was imported from Japan, so that no grit or dirt in the old scabbard would scratch and ruin the newly polished blade.&nbsp; Oh, and I forgot, the previous owner had stabbed a door with it and put a double bend in the blade, which had to be straightened before it could be polished. That was risky as they can snap, but it was impossible to polish it without straightening it first.&nbsp; At least some people clean them thinking that they are doing them good, but they are always best left alone. I did notice in one of the close up pictures a finger print !&nbsp; For a blade that is so tough, they are surprisingly delicate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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