Bronze Weapons

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From: Peter Mcaveney <pmcaveney_at_usa.net>
Date: 23 Jan 2001 13:05:52 EST

Mikko wrote:
:Actually bronze swords tended to be a lot better than the early iron ones
here on Terra. Bronze is just damned difficult to make well, where as iron is the metal of the common man, when you learn to use it.

:Some of the very earliest bronze swords known are called "the Minoan
rapiers", and are these really neat 90cm long, thin stabbing swords.

Cool, didn't know this. It does not surprise me that those swords were thrusting weapons, though. Weapon strength and the ability to hold an edge are less critical for stabbing devices.

Obviously I exaggerated a bit, but remember that steelworking took millenia to master as well. Steel swordmaking didn't reach its peak until feudal Japan. While spear vs. katakana is an obvious choice, spear vs. primitive sword is closer to a toss-up.

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