12-20-2011, 10:19 AM
Sam,
I would not polish away some of these scratches. I do not think that their stuff would have been so shiny, perfect, and surface flawless the way many modern scabbard reproductions are made. I think that major scratches may have been done away with but small scratches such as these micro scratches would have been present. They could get mirror finishes on objects like mirrors but I do not think this would have been true for such small objects such as a chape or locket.
I think it would look more realistic if it has some manufacturing imperfections that came from a hand made object i.e.
the punch marks are not perfectly spaced or lined, the decoration be it a figure, flower, etc would not be perfectly proportionate or symmetrical. Have a good look at many originals and you will see that perfection was not the main priority. Roman gear was well made BUT not perfect.
Just my two cents.
I would not polish away some of these scratches. I do not think that their stuff would have been so shiny, perfect, and surface flawless the way many modern scabbard reproductions are made. I think that major scratches may have been done away with but small scratches such as these micro scratches would have been present. They could get mirror finishes on objects like mirrors but I do not think this would have been true for such small objects such as a chape or locket.
I think it would look more realistic if it has some manufacturing imperfections that came from a hand made object i.e.
the punch marks are not perfectly spaced or lined, the decoration be it a figure, flower, etc would not be perfectly proportionate or symmetrical. Have a good look at many originals and you will see that perfection was not the main priority. Roman gear was well made BUT not perfect.
Just my two cents.
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Paolo
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