TrailRat wrote:
I'm not sure what the term is for the rubbish left on what I could
guess is cast metal, but I want to remove some from a sword I bought.

I did try to take pics and I will try again soon.

This metal is in the hollow spaces and recesses at the edge of the
metal work. It's kind of flat and a flexible. I hope i'm making sense.
I need to try clear it off and tidy it up a bit. I have a dremel if
that is any use. I don't want to do anything that might mess up this
sword.

Any advice would be most appriecated.

Sounds like flash left over after the thing was die cast. Sort of like stuck on
sheet metal, all in one plane? First thing to try is to just cut it off with an
X-Acto knife. Super-thin metal actually whittles pretty easily. Then I'd go up
to straight-bladed fingernail clippers. For awhile the 3 boys in my house were
gaga over Warhammers (little die-cast fantasy creatures the guys have to paint)
so I got pretty good at this sort of thing. You'll get the idea. A really good
quality needle file might come in handy. Of course, I don't know what kind of
metal it is (is it possible they're casting swords in zinc now?).

GWE