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#48437. shades96
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What was the first group of people to fashion and use swords in battle and what were the weapons like?
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gtho4
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probably the Egyptians
The sword, as opposed to the dagger, first began to appear in the Bronze Age (about 3000 BC). These swords were usually made of copper or bronze and had long, leaf-shaped blades, and with hilts that were simply an extension of the blade in handle form. Crude steel swords were first used in ancient Egypt (around 900 BC). Quenching and tempering steel was also known as early as 900 BC, also by the Egyptians.
 http://www.barbariankeep.com/steel.html
Jun 16 04, 5:11 AM
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