05-13-2008, 06:23 AM
Yesterday I tried applying some very thin silver foil, purchased from a craft shop, to an old 1st century spatha scabbard. It was fun to try, and the result was "startling". It actually looks brighter than my silver fittings, or my silver plated fittings.
Would tin foil look so bright?
We are an army covered in silver and gold. We have discussed buckles and helmets covered in silver and gold. Have we yet identified a buckle which is tinned?
I'm now going to use silver foil to decorate swords from the 4th -11th centuries. I'm trying to resist the temptation to use it on anything and everything.
Would tin foil look so bright?
We are an army covered in silver and gold. We have discussed buckles and helmets covered in silver and gold. Have we yet identified a buckle which is tinned?
I'm now going to use silver foil to decorate swords from the 4th -11th centuries. I'm trying to resist the temptation to use it on anything and everything.
John Conyard
York
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York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.historicalinterpretations.net">http://www.historicalinterpretations.net
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