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Michael Kwok

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  1. While the chiseling might not be as strong as a stamp, I suspect it's left a mark, not as defined, but its amazing what sofware can do nowadays, especially if there is a database of signatures for it to compare it against.  but it does sound like a bit of effort...i,e, money no matter which way you go, along with the current technological barriers.

  2. I have seen a few posts recently on old swords that people have noted that they may once have had signatures but have been lost to rust over time.  I am wondering if techniques like the ones they use to recover filed off gun serial numbers can be used on swords without causing any damage. (bit of a CSI style question)

     

    One particular technology is called electron backscatter diffraction, or EBSD.  (reference Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/scientists-develop-a-technique-to-find-serial-numbers-that-have-been-filed-off/2015/05/11/45e76fce-d489-11e4-8fce-3941fc548f1c_story.html

     

    Would it not be a good thing to see if some particularly old swords once had been signed by their masters.  Has anyone tried anything like this?

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