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Dear Friends,
I want to post this intriguing question here as well.
I read in "The Persian Army" by Nicholas Sekunda, Osprey Series that the Persian King gave its kinmen a golden bladed akenakes or akinaka page 56. There is a beautiful example of this golden dagger or short sword depicted. Also a golden sheath.
Interesting enough you can even see the picture of a wooden scabbard of an akenakes displayed in the British Museum page 20.
I read in the book "Tutankhamun" that his golden dagger was also hardened, there is a beautiful picture of his dagger there and you can see it as well in Swords and Hilt Weapons page 11.
My questions:
1) How can you harden and temper gold? Is it possible?
2) How effective is gold as a blade?
3) Has anyone ever ordered a sword or knife with golden blade?
Regards,
Manoucher
I want to post this intriguing question here as well.
I read in "The Persian Army" by Nicholas Sekunda, Osprey Series that the Persian King gave its kinmen a golden bladed akenakes or akinaka page 56. There is a beautiful example of this golden dagger or short sword depicted. Also a golden sheath.
Interesting enough you can even see the picture of a wooden scabbard of an akenakes displayed in the British Museum page 20.
I read in the book "Tutankhamun" that his golden dagger was also hardened, there is a beautiful picture of his dagger there and you can see it as well in Swords and Hilt Weapons page 11.
My questions:
1) How can you harden and temper gold? Is it possible?
2) How effective is gold as a blade?
3) Has anyone ever ordered a sword or knife with golden blade?
Regards,
Manoucher