Ariel,
I just wish to know what this particular sword's chemistry is and others in the collection would be good as well.
As to what that data proves?
It has to be placed into context with all the other data collected on other blades of the proposed time period.
BUT
no such comparable data exists.
We have wonderful analytical tools, but they are rarely used by museums for their weapons collections and one needs to start somewhere. Physical study of the metal itself is limited to a handful of data points at present.
Ric
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