Medieval sword - opinions needed

AHorsa · 15th February 2024, 08:56 PM

Dear All,

today I had the opportunity to do an x-ray and I´d love to share the two findings of this analysis:

- the guard is folded

- the black structures (less dense material) on the pommel do not correlate with corrosion pittings. My assumption is, that this could be impuritises or inclusions. Maybe the carbon was not hammered out proper of this "lump" of steel?

But I have no idea if this means something. Maybe one of you can tell more on it.

Kind regards
Andreas

15th February 2024, 08:56 PM	#25
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 363	Dear All, today I had the opportunity to do an x-ray and I´d love to share the two findings of this analysis: - the guard is folded - the black structures (less dense material) on the pommel do not correlate with corrosion pittings. My assumption is, that this could be impuritises or inclusions. Maybe the carbon was not hammered out proper of this "lump" of steel? But I have no idea if this means something. Maybe one of you can tell more on it. Kind regards Andreas Attached Images Last edited by AHorsa; 16th February 2024 at 09:24 AM.