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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 3:06:26 GMT
This last week, my wife picked me up an Albion Mercenary in the Marketplace on myArmoury. I really love the sword, but it needed a little more character. The grip is a light brown that shows alot of varying detail in the leather, but the pommel and guard were polished to a fairly high near chrome sheen. I had to do something to make it match a little better. So, I decided on a medium antique effect with the details highlighted a bit. As most everyone here knows, I hate the stock finish on most new swords. They always look too new, where as I prefer a little more age / wear and tear. Rather than do something to make it rust prematurely or pit the finish, I like to add a light antique grey to dark grey finish. I use a mild chemical blue which will easily come off with 000 steel wool and gun oil, so it's not really a permanant change, but it adds alot of character to the weapon. The good thing is that no harm comes to the original finish of the sword - any light scratches or wear is on the outer layer of blue rather than actually damaging the metal. My wife and I agree that the new finish matches the original grip character much better. I am happy with how it turn out! Thanks in advance for your comments!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 3:54:41 GMT
I like the fact that you were subtle with the bluing. I like super dark bluing sometimes but the job you did blends really well. Anyway, great work! The sword looks awesome. I'm jealous.
By the way, what do you think of the sword as a whole? Handling and such..
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 7:29:54 GMT
That, sir, is the hotness.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 10:41:09 GMT
A really tasty antiquing! It adds character for sure and blends perfectly with the grip.
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