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Forging a SWORD out of Rusted Iron CHAIN

This sword, measuring 45 inches in overall length with a 10-inch handle and a 35-inch blade, was a challenging project that ...
Popular Science

Iron Age swords revealed as ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ black market forgeries

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Neutron imaging has helped reveal historical discrepancies hidden ...
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Iron Age Swords Seized in the U.K. Deemed ‘Frankenstein’ Forgeries

In the late 1920s, a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered in the western Iranian province of Luristan, near the border with Iraq. They dated from the Iron Age and demonstrated how the ...
Polygon

A meteorite sword is inherently cool, and Terry Pratchett knew it

Roll the phrase around your tongue with me: Starmetal sword. Starmetal sword. The lost secret to Damascus steel could totally have been meteorites! Attila the Hun had a sword like this, right? Or ...
11Alive

Want to learn how to make a real sword? Here's your chance

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Sword making classes are being offered in parts of metro Atlanta this week. Greg Wenderski, lovingly known as the Sword Casting Guy, travels around the country teaching these ...
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Allied Engineers Serve as the Cutting Edge of Iron Sword

PABRADE, LITHUANIA-- More than 4,000 Soldiers from 11 NATO countries participated in Exercise Iron Sword from November 19 to December 2, 2016, in Rukla and Pabrade, Lithuania. The exercise served to ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Iron Age Warrior Buried With a Sword and Mirror Was a Woman, Study Says

The grave held a sword, usually buried with men, as well as a mirror, usually buried with women. Historic England Archive In 1999, a farmer stumbled upon an Iron Age grave on Bryher, a small island ...