FP - for your information (and anyone else who chooses to read my submissions, rather than skip past them); the use of antinomy has been used in type founding since the 1880s.
The reason being that antinomy has a rare property - from being in a heated molten state it is one of the few metals which actually expands on cooling, rather than the more common contraction of metal.
As such, as it cools the metal expands into the die to make a crisper, sharper image. It also had applications in the jewellery trade, where designs on brooches and badges, etc., could be cast with a greater clearness of detail.
Rob NL - the purpose of this thread is not to trash collectible items. If you read the thread from the beginning you will see that the original concept behind this thread was to trash an individual who speaks his own mind.
It has since expanded into a great area of learning, for all who are interested to know the real facts about the construction of these daggers.
FJS
