l. CLEANLINESS: After each use, wipe your sword clean with a soft dry cloth to make sure that all fingerprints, moisture, perspiration, and dirt marks are completely removed from all parts. Under normal use, and subject to normal wear and tear, THREE MINUTES ATTENTION to your sword after each use will keep it in good condition for a lifetime.
2. OILING: An occasional wiping with an oil-dampened cloth, or WD-40, will help preserve the metal surface of the sword blade.
3. HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE: When stationed in an area where there is a salt atmosphere - aboard ship or near the ocean - or in an area where there is a heavy chemical atmosphere, swords should be protected from atmospheric exposure.
4. DENTS and KNICKS: Keeping your sword in an appropriate case will help save it from dents and knicks.
5. TARNISH: This is a surface discoloration. Keeping your sword clean will avoid tarnish which results from dirt, moisture, or exposure to chemical fumes.
6. RUST: Ferrous metals will rust. All blades, and most scabbards, are made basically from ferrous metals. Rust is corrosion due to oxidation. Abrasions and scratches on steel surfaces do give rust a foothold. However, careful treatment of your sword, as recommended herein, will allay rust.
7. DISCOLORATIONS: Brass and gold-plated parts will lose their color and brightness if treated with harsh abrasives or coarse cleaning compounds. A soft cloth moistened in soap suds, to which a few drops of household ammonia has been added, will brighten the brass or gold-plated surfaces. After such application, be sure to wipe thoroughly dry.
8. STORAGE: Should it become necessary to store your sword for any extended period of time, spread a light film of oil or vaseline on the sword to minimize rust and tarnish.
9. BREAKAGE: It should be explained that broken parts are frequently more difficult and expensive to repair or replace than the initial purchase price of the sword. From our experience, we know that these repairs run high because they require not only the parts replacement but, as in an automobile, replacement of one part requires complete disassembly and reassembly. Therefore, we urge you to treat your sword with utmost care so that you will be saved the excessive charges which must result if repairs and replacements are ever to be made.
10. ENGRAVING: When requested, we will engrave an individual's name in the nameplate of the blade in "Old English" letters. This work is performed after the sword has been completely finished. We hold ourselves responsible for the accuracy of the spelling in accordance with the instructions submitted to us.