Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Meteoric iron used for keris's vs. for Indian weapons

BSMStar · 8th February 2005, 01:19 PM

Since the Prambanan meteorite wasn't introduced untill the 1700's... can some tell me how far back the nickel-iron parmor goes back? What was the early history of the metallurgy? Was it just Malelo before that?

8th February 2005, 01:19 PM	#13
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	When did Nickel first get introduced? Since the Prambanan meteorite wasn't introduced untill the 1700's... can some tell me how far back the nickel-iron parmor goes back? What was the early history of the metallurgy? Was it just Malelo before that?