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Originally posted by Rhys:
Well I finally picked up this dagger a couple of weeks back. When I saw the verdigris, it had to come off.
I promised to show some photos, so here is the first one.
I tried the lower crossguard first with simichrome. I could not remove the verdigris without affecting the surrounding area so I cleaned up the whole guard in the end. I have left the top guard alone for now for comparison.
The results are shown in the photo so that you can see the before and after. I know it is nice to have some patina but looking at the two I think I made the right decision.
So do I Rhys, though we'll both now get some stick, anyone who would leave something so much in danger of further damage alone has no respect for the piece.
