Blade weapons

materials. Two high-carbon bars would then be forge-welded to the low/medium carbon bar. Then the blade would be forged. The blade is then differentially heat-treated, unlike Viking swords where the blade is heat-treated evenly, were the edge fully hardens while the spine is still flexible and true. Allowing for a flexible blade that will bend, not break, and maintain a strong sharp…

The next morning, Ramesses woke up feeling refreshed and devoured a meal left in his room. When the guards Prince Cyrillus assigned to shadow him didn't try to stop him, Ramesses ventured out of his assigned bedchamber and explored Prince Cyrillus' living quarters. Escape was at the forefront of his thoughts, but he didn't act on the unwise impulse since the collar was still around his throat and dozens of soldiers patrol the halls every few minutes. Nothing interested him until he found the…

The Kawakawa Indians had a great ability to imagine, which means they could use flint (rock) for weapons or tools. They didn’t have any fishing rods or fishing hooks like we do, so they used their arrows and traps to fish. The Karankawa's favorite weapon, the weapon they are famous for, is the long bow. The Karankawa used powerful bows that were as long as the bow user was tall. Remember, the Karankawa men were often over 6 feet tall. The arrows they used were long lengths of slender cane.…

According to the chart below the Hardaway is 12,000 years old (Office of State Archaeology). The Hardaway was a thin side notch point 1 to 2 inches long (“Hardaway Cluster”). The Hardaway has a straight blade, but their have been some found in the past with a curved blade (“Hardaway Cluster).“This point is primarily found southern Virginia and into Mississippi” (“Hardaway Cluster”). This demonstrates how old the Hadaway is, what they look like and where the are found. Later leading into the…

Prologue Amikah Delgard sat at her dining room table in the soundless hours beyond midnight with a bottle of rum in her hand. She stared at the sheathed katana sitting on two rusted nails on the wall. Amikah often awoke at night, drawn to the old weapon. She had taken the curved sword to the market several times to sell but always turned home halfway. Amikah reached across the table and took the katana from its resting place. Her left hand grabbed the hilt while she held the cherrybark sheath…

Mikatsuki Blade made by Sanjo Kokaji Munechika By the Heian period (794-1185), Japan had become well renowned among the neighboring nations for its swordsmiths. Though for most of history prior, China had been the main producer of swords (and pretty much everything else) Japan had managed to make a name for itself by innovating on Chinese designs. Several swordsmith guilds appeared throughout the Heian period and were very wealthy and influential. One of those guilds was started by a man named…

Hamlet said, lowering his sword to waist level. Suddenly, Hamlet lunged from his low stance, narrowly missing Laertes' side. Laertes countered and swung viscously at Hamlet’s head only to be blocked with a sword. Laertes grunted at the impact and pushed against the blade. Hamlet let his sword swing to the side. He spun around and hit the sword against Laertes ribs. "A hit!" Hamlet yelled, "that was a hit; I know it." "Ah yes, I do confess. It was a hit Hamlet." Laertes sulked back to the…

Knight’s commonly used them until technological changes led to the longswords popularity. The arming sword was overall a light, versatile weapon. It was capable of both cutting and thrusting in combat; and usually has excellent balance. Although many sword designs fall under the arming sword, they are more commonly referred to as single handed double edged swords. Most blades made by smiths between the 12th-14th centuries seem to vary between 30 and 32 inch in length.…

“Swords are a long-edged piece of forged metal used in civilizations throughout the world, they are used primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon and occasionally for clubbing” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). “The word sword comes from the Old English sweord, from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- "to wound, to cut"(“Medieval Weapons & Armour“). Falchion “(from Old French fauchon, ultimately from Latin falx "sickle”) “is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is…

true. War has changed in respect to the weapons used in war. Before the time of guns, vehicles, and nuclear warfare, there were blades and arrows. A simple time where one had to get up close to even be able to attack, but one blade was different from the rest. The dagger, a simple weapon, used throughout history. These weapons were next to useless on any battlefield because of their light weight, short range, and one hand use only. First problem is weight. With a dagger’s size, it is not able…