King Tut's dagger--a blade of meteroritic iron

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

There can never be any dispute about the cold forging of simple blades from iron, or preferably mild steel, this is a standard blacksmithing technique.

Different Nations, different definitions.

"Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements and dislocation generation within the crystal structure of the material."

I apologize, but in Germany this is per definition no forging in the narrower sense.

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

"The King Tut blade is a large, serious, very well made blade, something that without prior knowledge could very well be attributed to a much later time. "

The grave of King Tut was probably already opened in the classical antiquity period and some grave goods from other graves were added to King Tuts grave goods. With the aim, to prevent it from stealing. This would explain the total chaos in King Tuts grave. So it is possible, that the dagger was made long after King Tuts death.


Roland