Swords - Technology Changes Everything

Swords although a weapon of war, have becometechnological improvement, would be to
not only a symbol of our warrior past, but areunderstand that although the bronze blade,
now, highly sought after works of art. Swordsprimarily leaf like in shape, and stronger than iron,
are unique as collectors' items. Walk into anywas more difficult to produce due to the higher
room where there is a full length sword neatlymelting temperature. Therefore Iron swords
displayed and it will command the attention of allalthough relatively soft and malleable until the
who enter. The unique combination as a weaponintroduction of the smelting process wherein
of war, coupled with the aesthetic beauty of acarbon was added to produce steel, was easier to
swords shape and design, make a sword, trulymake due to the abundance of the sword making
something to be proudly displayed in any home.raw material. This allowed entire armies to be
Swords have always been highly sought after asoutfitted with metal swords en masse for the
an effective weapon of war, but were notfirst time.
always readily available to the common warrior.As the art of sword making improved, it became
The sword was primarily wielded by a morethe weapon of choice. However, at the turn of
elevated warrior class or nobility. The commonthe 19th century, swords were replaced by the
foot soldier and a peasant in an army, weremore accurate up and coming weapon, the gun.
relegated to spears.Nevertheless, swords have always, and will
But as the metallurgical technology increased,continue to always hold a special place in our past,
swords improved from bronze swords to iron.prominently displayed as that which is beautiful,
The only way that one could correctly state thatmade by the loving hands of artisans.
going from bronze to iron swords was a