[Runequest] [RQIII]Sword stats

Peter Brink peter.brink at brinkdata.se
Mon May 5 10:08:09 UTC 2008


Tomas Björklund skrev:
> Actually you have to regard the Kopesh (or Khopesh) as a form of axe, not a
> sword. Besides being descended from a type of staff-axe, it handles like an
> axe in all respects. Another thing you may want to consider is the fact that
> this is a bronze weapon, with all that implies.
> 

Actually, bronze is not inferior to iron... :) in some cases and
applications it's actually  superior.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze
* http://www.claytoncramer.com/Iron2.pdf (page 4)
* Ancient Blacksmiths, the Iron Age, Damascus Steels, and
Modern Metallurgy, O.D. Sherby and J. Wadsworth (see
http://www.llnl.gov/tid/lof/documents/pdf/238547.pdf)






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