Others are much purer, and quality of the raw materials will make or break the quality of the blade. Meteors also vary in the amount of iron content - many are just rock, with 6% or less iron-nickel alloy content. And it can be fairly tough, when properly made it can produce a sword that can hold its own against a modern steel blade.īut it is definitely not some kind of super steel. It was great in the bronze age, as a good rock would have decent ready made iron in it (and it is argued, may have actually inspired early civilizations to try and make iron themselves). From the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, who 400 years ago actually saw the meteorite fall from the sky and found it to have his blade made, to Tsar Alexander receiving one as a gift in the 19th century, while they certainly where not common, they were quite real and not a myth as some people dismissively think.īut apart from the 'coolness' factor, what practical benefits, if any - are there to making meteoric swords as opposed to normal iron? Just How Good Were They?įrom a purely practical point of view, Meteoric iron is better than bronze and better than early iron and steel, but quite inferior to modern crucible steel. Indeed, going back through archeological records and historical records, it would seem almost all cultures that worked iron, made some blade from meteoric ore. and there is evidence of meteoric swords, knives, axes and more - but unlike the Egyptians, - the techniques have been quietly passed down through the generations, and a handful of smiths are still able to make them the same way they did 3000 years ago. The earliest historical example of a Meteoric blade is the dagger found in the tomb of Tutankhamun - which was found in 1925 and dates back over 3000 years.įurther research suggested that the Egyptians, who were not able to make iron or steel themselves, placed a high value on meteoric iron and while this may not be of Egyptian manufacture (it is theorized it was made by the Hittites) it was clearly a treasure of some importance.įast forward a couple of thousand years or so to 1000 B.C. Naturally, the more things change, the more they stay the same, and it was true that many cultures considered meteoric iron a gift from the gods, especially in the early bronze age period. Our eBay friend introduces his sword with the following: 'In ancient times, blades that were forged from meteors were considered to be Magic Swords, yet this katana is not only that as well, but is truly legendary'Īh, that explains the folding, its a magic sword! And unless the word gets out about this article, it won't be the last time either. It is not the first listing for meteoric swords to appear like this. Just in case you wised up after you bought the thing). So sadly it seems, there is a sucker born every minute.(oh, and they had a strict no returns/no refunds policy too. You may laugh (I certainly did at first, more in disbelief than anything else), but the sad thing is, this seller SOLD some of these swords to unsuspecting buyers and has 3 times the number of followers as SBG on Facebook.! Very handy.Who needs a cleaning kit when you have a magic bell, right? Guess they had a team of 5,555 master smiths in a line all ready to go when the eclipse kicked off).Īnd here is the kicker, each sword came with ' a 13 metal Tibetan bell to energetically clean the Katana each time the Katana box is opened & closed.' While the listing was confused and had several impossible claims (such as the sword was folded until it had 1,000,000 layers - which is mathematically impossible but also would ruin the steel and make it nice and crumbly) this seller even claimed that the blades were 'forged during an eclipse' (that's fast work! They only have around 8 mins to complete it - and have to wait decades in between forging. Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA).Ultra Durable 'Beater' Katana under $400.Affordable Traditional Blades with 'Hamon'.

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