New Kopis From Dioskouri

[caiusbeerquitius]

Are we still talking about helmets? If we are now talking about swords, then I would suggest your "academic discourse" is the real nonsense here. I know for a fact (and have seen) Dioskouri has a relic sword (xyphos) and it clearly shows (under magnified view) layering of the iron on the edge, indicating a folding of the metal (pattern welding).

No, as I wrote, I was talking about what I read on the homepage.

Folding metal is not pattern welding. Pattern welding is this:
Paul Binns on pattern welding

Also a magnified picture alone will not tell you whether the edge was actually folded or whether the material is forging iron. You´d need to cut a piece out of the blade and look at it, i.e. the cut edge with an electronic microscope. Your "fact" may well be just speculation. Ca you provide a picture of the weapon´s edge under the microscope? Otherwise It would be hard to believe the existence of pattern welding on a Greek Sword from that period. Is Dioskouris sword provenanced?

What? Are they making a semi-cast from a handmade wax model and then work it over? Do they melt the bronze in a reconstructed melting oven with self-made charcoal, etc... ?

Yes.

That is wonderful news! Will there be pics of the production on the site? If this is true, I´ll certainly order one of these helmets... :-D