Yes, that's a real word. Over the years I have acquired a number of knives with blades that are correct, some with minor reshaping, for different periods from the Revolution to post Civil War but they have 2 issues. First is the handles, pommels and guards in many cases. This isn't really too difficult to correct but the real issue is that almost all are stainless which has discouraged me from doing anything with them. I'm wondering what any of you have done to kill the shine or give stainless an aged or used look. Other than putting them in a box and forgetting about them they have been lost and untouched for years and I just happened to come across the stash a couple of days ago. Before I forget again I thought I would revisit the project.
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