11. Making Swords

11.1. The Early Sword

11.1.1 First Swords

11.1.2 The Bronze Sword

11.1.3 The Luristan Iron Sword

11.1.4 Swords of Major Near East Powers in the 1st Millennium BC

11.2 Swords of Celts and Romans

11.2.1 Background to Celtic Swords

11.2.2 Metallurgy of Celtic Swords

11.2.3 Roman Swords

11.3 Pattern Welding

11.3.1 Background to Pattern Welding

11.3.2 More to Pattern Welding

11.3.3 Evolution of Pattern Welding

11.3.4 Metallography of Pattern Welded Swords

11.4 The Transition to All-Steel Swords

11.4.1 Viking Swords

11.4.2 Blades of Viking Era Swords

11.4.3 Ulfberht Swords

11.5 Wootz Swords

11.5.1 The Winner is....

11.5.2 Structure by Dendrites?

11.5.3 Forging a Wootz Sword

11.6 Japanese Swords

11.6.1 The Myth and the History of the Japanese Sword

11.6.2 Making a Japanese Sword - Part 1

11.6.3 Making a Japanese Sword - Part 2

11.6.4 Metallurgy of the Japanese Sword


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