Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Indo-persian axe with inerteed steel.

David R · 12th February 2024, 05:19 PM

Inserted edge steel is a well known technique both in the east and the west. It saves the expensive higher carbon material for where it's needed, and gives the more brittle material support from a softer more resilient lower carbon metal.

12th February 2024, 05:19 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,053	Inserted edge steel is a well known technique both in the east and the west. It saves the expensive higher carbon material for where it's needed, and gives the more brittle material support from a softer more resilient lower carbon metal.