Steel not made in Damascus Early descriptions of the ... tale of the Crusades described the Islamic army’s swords as being “of a dull blue color, marked with ten millions of meandering lines ...

Damascus swords-- sharp enough to slice a falling piece ... these were carried to a different furnace to be heated -- but only to a dull red heat. The difference became obvious to Jack only ...

One story is that a Damascus sword can cut clean through rock and still remain sharp ... incredibly sharp and minutely serrated – and exceptionally difficult to make dull.

Crafting a Damascus Viking Sword from Nails Posted: August 22, 2024 | Last updated: December 3, 2024 Crafting a Damascus Viking sword from nails involves repurposing old iron nails by forging and ...

ALBAWABA - The restoration of the Damascus Sword monument in Umayyad Square has become a topic of heated debate in Syria after authorities announced the completion of repair work following damage ...

The Muslims in turn cut through the invaders using a very special type of sword, which quickly gained a mythical reputation among the Europeans. These ‘Damascus blades‘ were extraordinarily ...

The technology the Arabs used to craft the famed Damascus swords may have existed in India even before these weapons were built in the capital city of Syria, a research by city-based Deccan ...