Copper Sword
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The Copper Sword was a 1st century BCE double-edged straight sword that was forged from copper and boasted an ornate hilt.
Description
As its simple name suggests, the Copper Sword was forged from copper, metal that belied its durability. By 48 BCE, it had aged enough that a patina of verdigris had formed on the blade, yet its edges supposedly remained as keen as they were when it was newly forged. This blade in question was broad and widened further slightly as it moved upward until it reached the tip, where it then tapered to form a point. With the patina coating the blade, the sword may have appeared rather crude, but its original elegance was reflected by its untarnished richly fashioned, wooden hilt.[1]
History
In 48 BCE, the Copper Sword was found in Egypt, then under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.[1]