How to identify the difference between battle ready and decorative swords

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New York, NY (prHWY.com) January 18, 2013 - The sword was a very important instrument of authority during the medieval times. Generally soldiers and people in authority wielded swords that were considered as an important part of their official regalia and this were used for identification purposes as well. There are certain distinct features that need to be identified by collectors of these battle ready medieval swords. The forging of such swords using the tang construction approach provides the basic distinction here. Using this factor collectors can be able to differentiate between battle ready medieval swords and non battle ready or decorative medieval swords.

The tang construction process forms the basis for such distinction and includes a number of processes that enhance the quality and durability of these battle ready medieval swords. The tang represents a part of a sword knife spear arrowhead or even screwdriver that extends into the handle of the tool or weapon. Generally full tang extends to accommodate the complete length of the handle. However there is also the partial tang that goes into part of the handle. This shank is normally forged in different styles using the tang construction that includes a number of processes.

Since most of these battle ready medieval swords are made from iron or certain related alloys the shank must be strengthened by tempering which is a heat treating process that is specifically used to toughen iron alloys. This is carried out at a lower temperature than when the metal was first heated. The temperature will determine the level of hardening whereby different alloys will harden differently depending on the temperature used during the heat treating. Tempering was commonly used to achieve greater toughness by removing the hardness in the alloy. Generally increased ductility will lead to less brittleness. This heat treating process will yield various colored products that include the faint yellow at 170 degrees centigrade for razors or scrapers or the grey blue color common for structural steel that is achieved at 371 degrees centigrade.

Considering that the battle ready medieval swords required to be dependable and toughened during forging it was and still is important to carry out an annealing process. Basically this is carried out to increase ductility by heating the alloy or metal to its critical temperature and maintaining this state for a time before cooling it. This process is used to enable the forging to be accomplished successfully. Basically the process involves recovery, re-crystallization and grain growth. When this process is performed in a controlled atmosphere different ductility levels will be achieved.

Tang construction also entails unique assembly of the tool such as sword by using pins to hold the handle securely. This is typical of the battle ready medieval swords that are toughened and able to withstand a sword to sword strike like it occurred during battles in ancient times. Whereas these type of swords undergo tempering and heat treating to toughen them the non battle ready type that are used for decorative purposes are forged from untreated ferrous alloys and are distinctively different as far as quality and durability is concerned. Collectors can identify this distinction based on factors like tempering color or annealing process as part of the tang construction.

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