| serge joe | 25 Feb 2015 10:48 a.m. PST |
Hi, Gents
Just want know was it ever where the same or some beter!! greetings serge joe |
| serge joe | 25 Feb 2015 10:55 a.m. PST |
quality
yes i look it up this time wrong topic titel sorry |
| serge joe | 25 Feb 2015 10:56 a.m. PST |
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| Rich Bliss | 25 Feb 2015 12:25 p.m. PST |
Steel quality would vary from one Foundry to another, particularly in the 1800s. It would also vary considerably from one date to the next in a Foundry. In any event, I would not ascribe particularly better or worse steel to a specific nation |
| 1968billsfan | 25 Feb 2015 12:33 p.m. PST |
Wow Talking about steel gets into things like carbon content, alloy (designed or native) content, and metal grain size, surface hardening, annealing technique, compression planning and the like. A few thousand years of experiments and practices that are still not completely understood. |
| 14Bore | 25 Feb 2015 3:22 p.m. PST |
I would say look at study's of the Titanic's hull, documentary's I've seen say the quality between the early 1900's to today is light years different. |
| Rich Bliss | 25 Feb 2015 4:45 p.m. PST |
The modern concept of 'quality control ' didn't even exist in the1800's |
| wrgmr1 | 25 Feb 2015 5:31 p.m. PST |
The British Officers Light Cavalry Sabre, 1796 Pattern, I once owned was made by J.J. Runkle of Solingen, Germany. It had a very sharp edge and was used in battle, there were 72 sword nicks in the blade. Also dried blood on the hilt which caused it to rust. It was quite heavy and made of what seemed to be very good steel. |
| 14Bore | 25 Feb 2015 5:42 p.m. PST |
I once owned a light cavalry sabre, but the First Sargent found it during a security sweep and he didn't think I should have it. Should have shipped it home as soon as I bought it. |
 ochoin  | 26 Feb 2015 12:31 a.m. PST |
Sweden: then as now has a particularly fine grade iron ore with a high carbon content. Toledo was also justly famous for its edged weapons. And Sheffield was no mean slouch in the pointy weapons stakes. However, hoi polloi in any army would not get this quality. Evidently Fantassins' sabre-briquets were easy to bend into fish-hook shape. |
| serge joe | 26 Feb 2015 8:46 a.m. PST |
Why not find some info whith the japanese swords? Unknown to europians? serge joe |
| Major Bloodnok | 26 Feb 2015 10:24 a.m. PST |
Since Japan remained closed to most Europeans until Perry forced his way in, yes their technology was probably unknown outside Japan. |
| brunet | 26 Feb 2015 1:06 p.m. PST |
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| 49mountain | 26 Feb 2015 1:47 p.m. PST |
Solingen steel is very high quality. Famous in Germany. |
| ochoin | 26 Feb 2015 1:52 p.m. PST |
Nowadays it became almost a custom to think Japanese swords are totally exceptional and their creation/metallurgy is something never seen before.
Bosh.
It was just, at its best, just a variation on a theme practiced in Europe also. |
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