Second Century Sword

[jackmcauliffe]

@ Joze To agree with what was stated later, Patrick Barta is a man of research. He only does repros from museums and finds. Some of the detail he goes into is incredible. As far as authenticity with the celtic swords, I can at least attest to patterns being in the blades. What is called "piling" and is a nessisary process in working steel from a bloom would create the pattern you call "damast" in the blade. Because bloom steel is non-homogeneous it creates patterns when it is folded and worked (which is how you purify it and reduce slag) There is also numerous evidence for pattern welded celtic blades by using lower carbon iron and higher carbon steels at first in a way to reduce the use of higher carbon steel and very soon after made to beautify a blade with simply twists and stringy layers.