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Heat-treated or no?
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If you want a blade that would be more inline with the metallurgy of the time, mild steel would seem to be a more accurate choice except for the higher-end weapons (Mild steel being somewhat comparable to face-hardened wrought iron).

If you want a blade that you don't want to spend time and effort re-bending and resharpening after some cuts and bashes, go with a high-carbon blade, particularly one with heat treating.
Jack Svendsen.
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Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-16-2019, 05:25 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Sagittarii - 03-16-2019, 10:13 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Crispianus - 03-17-2019, 02:09 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-17-2019, 03:36 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Crispianus - 03-19-2019, 07:52 AM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-19-2019, 05:00 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Jack Svendsen - 03-20-2019, 03:59 AM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-22-2019, 10:12 AM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-25-2019, 06:33 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-26-2019, 06:24 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 03-26-2019, 11:38 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-01-2020, 04:25 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-01-2020, 06:31 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-01-2020, 08:40 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-02-2020, 03:25 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Crispianus - 06-06-2020, 07:21 AM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-06-2020, 12:51 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Athena Areias - 06-06-2020, 02:23 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-07-2020, 12:57 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Athena Areias - 06-07-2020, 02:44 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by PygmyHippo - 06-02-2020, 01:46 PM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan Howard - 06-06-2020, 10:22 AM
RE: Heat-treated or no? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-07-2020, 02:52 PM

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