Holding a 3000 year old Sword and replicating it!

The original is so much more crisp, it is really amazing!

That replica looks great. Some years ago I was in a museum in Hawaii and they had a bronze sword from the Middle East that I handled, I believe about 3000 years old. It was in great condition since bronze doesn’t oxidize as much as iron, and I was shocked how sharp the edges were, it was every bit as formidable as it was over 2000 years ago. A slice or thrust of that ancient blade would have disabled any warrior. That sword instantly changed my opinion of bronze as a tool. You are fortunate to be able to make that sword and hold it in your hands!

You should also go over the blade's edge with a hammer to work-harden it. Bronze blades need that, since you can't temper them.

Beautiful casting. So happy that it worked out! It would be cool to a some sort of finished version of this, worked harder end and inlaid with bone, stone, (lapis?), lovely woods or something.Keep on going!

Fantastic work, both on the replica itself and in the way you put the video together! Looking forward to seeing more

Dude not bad! What a fun project!

Very impressive!

you do beautiful work... I'm interested to see how the next cast comes out

A good blade to carry for the express purpose of showing that you can be dangerous if you want to.

love it, amazing work!

Your`s replica looks really good, there are couple of differences but it is a great work!

The axe heads behind them are beautiful too. The sword looks like modern art. Hat der Kurator Nuristan als Herkunftsgebiet genannt? Das ist in Afghanistan nicht im Iran/Persien.

Cool stuff . Subscribed for the journey

I respect it.

Looking real nice, great work!!!!!

Nice job,

Considering people were significantly shorter in antiquity, that was most likely a short sword. But how sick is it, that that 3000 years old blade looks like it could be picked up by an ancient warrior and used to dispatch a vile Assyrian or Egyptian.

Just shows you how good the artisan was for the original to make something like that 3000 years ago for you to need refinements to replicate their work. Are you going to work harden the edge of the final replica and test it to see how well it cuts and pierces things like leather armor, quilted linen armor, and some general durability testing or are you just making it as an art object/museum replica?

How hilarious is that, completly out of the blue, YT reccomends me both this video and the scene of Shinue the Egyptian banging an iron sword against a bronze one...

As a fun aside I am your 160th subscriber. I'm admittedly curious to see where this goes.