Hi people. I came across this website while trying to find an answer to my question, and thought it would be better to ask people who have a lot of knowledge and experience in this area rather than trying to compare photos.
A few days ago, I made the mistake of buying what was claimed to be a folding knife from the 13th-15th century, and possibly of viking origin, off ebay. The seller was based in Ukraine, and I've read that the vikings did actually spread there at some point. The patina on the one I bought also looks quite similar to previous ones I've seen from the 12th century. He also has a "top seller" reputation, although I'm not sure if this has any relation to the actual items he sells, or just his service.
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The reason why I'm skeptical though, is because the seller is listing three or four others which look very similar. When I asked him how he acquired them, he just said that him and his friends found them with a metal detector, removed the rust with electrolysis, then treated them with wax.
I've never actually hunted for old items like this, but I would've thought that they would be very rare, and if they are, it seems quite suspicious that he happens to have several all at the same time. The price was only $110, which again, seems quite suspicious for something so old and rare.
A few days ago, I made the mistake of buying what was claimed to be a folding knife from the 13th-15th century, and possibly of viking origin, off ebay. The seller was based in Ukraine, and I've read that the vikings did actually spread there at some point. The patina on the one I bought also looks quite similar to previous ones I've seen from the 12th century. He also has a "top seller" reputation, although I'm not sure if this has any relation to the actual items he sells, or just his service.
I've embedded the photos below:
The reason why I'm skeptical though, is because the seller is listing three or four others which look very similar. When I asked him how he acquired them, he just said that him and his friends found them with a metal detector, removed the rust with electrolysis, then treated them with wax.
I've never actually hunted for old items like this, but I would've thought that they would be very rare, and if they are, it seems quite suspicious that he happens to have several all at the same time. The price was only $110, which again, seems quite suspicious for something so old and rare.
