A newly aquired sword

[Arlyssen Arlussen]

Hey guys, I recently acquired a four foot sword. *big grin* The only thing is, is there there is some rust on the blade, it does not say what kind of metal was used on it. Just that it was made in pakistan.. I think.... anyway I'm not sure how to get rid of it. Any suggestions on sites? Or anything I can use that would be cheap but effective or most importantly something I would have around the house if you can. Thank you very much.
Arlyssen Arlussen.
P.S. Do not worry the edge is not sharp so you don't have to worry about me losing my temper going after tall people.

[BrianGrubbs]

You could always try steel wool and WD-40, works as long as the rust isn't too deep.

Brian

[Jonathan B.]

Yeah fine steel wool and wd-40 should work. Oh and I would suggest that you DON'T swing it around at all unless/until you are sure that it is well constructed.

[mcapanelli]

I'd go with a green scotch bright and WD-40. If it's deeper than you'll have to use sandpaper. Start with a 600 grit to get the rust off and move to 1000 to restore the finish. Make sure you move in full even strokes from the guard to the tip.

[Arlyssen Arlussen]

I'd go with a green scotch bright and WD-40. If it's deeper than you'll have to use sandpaper. Start with a 600 grit to get the rust off and move to 1000 to restore the finish. Make sure you move in full even strokes from the guard to the tip.

Ummm I would buttt.... my arm doesn't reach from the guard to the tip.. I'm just barely bigger than the sword XD

[mcapanelli]

I'd go with a green scotch bright and WD-40. If it's deeper than you'll have to use sandpaper. Start with a 600 grit to get the rust off and move to 1000 to restore the finish. Make sure you move in full even strokes from the guard to the tip.

Ummm I would buttt.... my arm doesn't reach from the guard to the tip.. I'm just barely bigger than the sword XD

Just go as far as you can and pick it back up to continue the stroke. You'll be fine. By the way, do you have any pictures of the rust spots? It'd make it much easier to give advice.

[RangerKellen]

Yes. Or pictures of the sword in general???

[Arlyssen Arlussen]

Thanks for the advice the wd-40 and steel wool worked really well. Yes I do have pics but unfortunately this site and my computer don't get along and it will never let me post pictures unless they are in a link and then that link makes the pictures really small. I have pics up on my FB profile but if any of you are on the FB page I can post some there if you like?

[Peter Remling]

Post them of FB and someone s/b able to pull them from FB and post them here.

[mcapanelli]

Just saw pictures of the sword. ***DO NOT SWING THAT SWORD AROUND*** I just noticed the tang is warped. The handle is warped so we can assume the weld opt the rat tail is warped as well. It's a nice piece for costuming but please do not swing or heavens forbid, cut with it. If you do it will experience catastrophic failure. Maybe not he first time or two, but certainly sooner than later.

[Mirimaran]

Yep that's a repro Witch-King sword and watch out for that weld! That goes for the UC version as well, ours came broken in the mail!

Ken