aging a hilt and pommel -- myArmoury.com

Ted Kokx · Posted: Wed 21 Dec, 2011 4:31 am Post subject: aging a hilt and pommel

i have a cold steel italian longsword i love the sword i just am not crazy about the high polished hilt and pommel, i am looking for ideas on simple easy to do and hard to screw up ways to give the fittings a nice aged look. any suggestions are appreciated.
thanks

Robert Rytel · Posted: Wed 21 Dec, 2011 4:46 am Post subject:

If the fittings were brass, a spray bottle full of ammonia would do the trick. Steel is more difficult since it takes a very long time to get an aged blackened look and not just a rusty pitted neglected look.

Ted Kokx · Posted: Wed 21 Dec, 2011 5:37 am Post subject:

yeah i know the fittings are steel and very highly polished

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