It's possible that whoever gave Rand the sword just fancied it up and personalized it with some paint before giving it to him, and the paint was not a part of the original.
It's possible I suppose, but even today with the solvents and paint technology we have it's hard to get something to look even antique, much less "centuries old".
NaCl(it strains my credulity just a bit too much)H2O

It never specifies the scabbard; I think the "centuries old" bit refers to the sword in particular.
Plot relevance of the sword
06/09/2009 04:25:12 PM
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Great
06/09/2009 08:01:07 PM
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Re: Great
07/09/2009 04:02:53 AM
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Re: Great
07/09/2009 11:53:52 PM
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Re: Great
08/09/2009 10:57:13 PM
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I see that differently
09/09/2009 02:15:45 AM
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Re: I see that differently
09/09/2009 05:24:55 PM
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Nice
07/09/2009 02:46:36 AM
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Re: Nice
07/09/2009 04:00:53 AM
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? Yes, I am aware of this
07/09/2009 04:24:03 AM
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Re: ? Yes, I am aware of this
07/09/2009 03:36:45 PM
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I'd favor it being Justice, they probably tell us in the prologue
09/09/2009 05:46:37 PM
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My early theory: High Lord Turak
08/09/2009 08:11:24 PM
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All good points but a couple of puzzlers
09/09/2009 02:06:59 AM
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see above for part
09/09/2009 02:20:19 AM
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OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it
09/09/2009 12:14:10 PM
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Re: OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it
09/09/2009 02:59:30 PM
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No, He's giving me way more than I want.
09/09/2009 05:27:31 PM
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Additionally, re: Why the Dragons?
09/09/2009 03:08:27 PM
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Re: My early theory: High Lord Turak
09/09/2009 05:29:11 PM
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