Ian,
Excellent point, and makes perfect sense as you can see here. When I first handled the blade I thought "this is pot metal!" But, it does hold an edge.
I have Rawson's book and completely forgot about his writing on Naga swords...thanks for the reference...I needed a good excuse reread that one again anyway!
Btw, you can also see the poor quality of metal work in Naga spear heads. I have one Naga spear that has a head forged from an iron and copper mix, with the copper standing out quite prominently in spots.
The "iron poor" explanation certainly explains it.
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