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Old 02-28-2004, 04:26 PM
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Ancient Chinese knife... need Info

I have just Aquired an ancient (ming dynasty.. not really that old) short sword.. or it may be the head of a spear.

It is made of bronz.. and has a really thick green patena on it.

Under the patena is a lot of markings.. but I cant see them.. you can barely see parts of them.. in small areas.

I was wondering if anyone knows.. if I should clean this and get rid of the patena or keep it as it is... would I lose a lot of value?

Is there any place anyone knows of online where I could learn more about this object?
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Old 03-01-2004, 11:14 AM
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Generally the rule is don't clean it! Until you know what you have you are taking a big risk in losing any value. You may want to try Bernard Levine for an estimate


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