Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 883

The assortment of weapons in the box looks very good, but unfortunately the value of these weapons of different styles is very average, mainly because the output of those things is too large.

Fortunately, these harvests were not the last ones. When they opened the last box, they found that this exploration work was absolutely a very successful expedition.

It can even be said that all the things found before are of no comparable value at all, because the last weapon box contains the famous Malak Rex sword.

Thanks to a shooting game that was popular all over the country, the peculiarly shaped Malak Rex sword was once listed on the Internet together with Damascus swords and Japanese swords as "the world's three famous swords".

Of course, the musket steel tubes that spread subsequently were similar to those used by the Dutch colonists. They were often cut off by Malay knives.There are even rumors that some blades are poisonous and life-threatening if the skin is scratched.

But in fact, if you trace these rumors carefully, you will find that these rumors have actually appeared since the Dutch invaded the Indonesian archipelago hundreds of years ago, and they are mixed with various fantasies about wildness by those Europeans.

Therefore, the Europeans at that time had an extremely one-sided understanding of the Nanyang Islands, and this one-sided understanding naturally included a distortion of the situation of the Cres sword.

In the real history, the Malayx sword refers to a kind of sword produced in ancient times from the Philippines to India. Although it has the word Malay, it is actually not limited to the Malay Archipelago, nor does it only refer to Malaysia, but includes Java, Sumatra, Bali and other islands.

In the early days, people didn't care about the Malay Krex. It was not until after many wars between the Westerners and the Malays that the Malay Krex weapon was discovered, and the Malay Krex became famous for this.

For example, in the oil painting "Samson Blinded" created by the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt in 1636, the sword inserted into Samson's eye by the Philistines looks like the Kreis dagger.

At the same time, among the Malay weapons, the best and most distinctive non-Crix sword is none other than its unique shape. There are two most prominent features, one is the sudden widening of the bottom of the sword body, and the other is the handle and the sword body The connection is very thin, and the connection is not very firm.

This is mainly because the Cres sword has three uses, firstly it is a weapon, secondly it is a personal accessory, and thirdly it is also used as a staff to avoid evil during sacrifices.

For the people in this land, Cres is not just a sword, they believe that every Cres is "spiritual" and has magical powers.This magic is infused by the "Bangtai" who made it, that is, the expert at the time of forging.

But only the master of the sword can make this magic work.Legend has it that one finger of the Krystal sword can kill people, and some people believe that piercing the shadow or footprints of people with the Krystal sword can also kill people.

Even when the owner is in danger, the Cres sword will make a "click" sound in the sheath as a warning, and fly out of the sheath by itself to fight for the owner.

Of course, these claims have no scientific basis at all, but they have added a lot of mystery to the Cres sword in the repeated legends for hundreds of years.

However, this does not mean that the Krystal sword is a weapon that deserves its reputation, but just looking at the actual production technology, the Krystal sword is indeed a real sharp weapon.

The early Cres swords were all made of meteorite iron that fell from the sky.The reason why meteorites were used was that, on the one hand, the iron ore that was easily mined in the Malay Archipelago was scarce, and the Malays' iron smelting technology level was not high at that time.

On the other hand, because meteoric iron contains nickel, it can enhance the toughness of the sword body and is not easy to break, and can produce excellent sword blades with a low level of technology.

Later, with the import of steel from China, Persia and other places, and the exploration of iron mines in this area due to technological progress, the swordsmiths began to use local steel to forge the blade, but some meteorite iron was still added to ensure the quality of the Cres sword. Tough quality.

In addition, the blade forging process of the Cres sword adopts the "piece-strike method", that is, three pieces of steel clamp two pieces of meteorite, and by combining iron alloys with different carbon contents, the forged sword body is martensite and pearlite. The uniform structure ensures that the blade has excellent toughness and hardness.

After the sword body has been repeatedly folded and forged, its interlayer steel has as many as 600 layers, and it needs to be hammered and forged more than 500 times before it can be completed.Pickling is carried out after the above process is completed to make the pattern on the surface of the sword body more clear and obvious.

All kinds of craftsmen who made cress swords in ancient times gathered in the market and waited for customers. The manufacturing process of the hilt, scabbard and decorations was publicly displayed, but the manufacturing technology of the sword body and blade was strictly kept secret.

A krystal sword is made by many craftsmen, the highest rank is the blacksmith, in addition to goldsmiths, silversmiths, coppersmiths, hiltmakers, sheathmakers, painters, lacquers, material makers and sharpeners wait.

After all, this kind of weapon is not just a weapon, but also has other content related to religion and rituals, so decoration is no less important to this sword than the strength of the blade itself.

In particular, Liang En and the others got the Cres swords in the box that were put into the museum that year, so they all belonged to the high-quality goods of that year, so each sword looks very gorgeous.

For example, in addition to the most common kind of mahogany with gold-inlaid or gold-plated patterns, the hilts of those swords also have top-level products such as ivory or rhino horn as raw materials.

"These things are not just weapons, but some works of art." Joan carefully pulled out a dagger and swung it twice, then put the dagger in front of her. "But this sword feels awkward to use."

"It's normal to be awkward, because for us the most important function of a dagger is to stab, and this kind of curved sword body and corresponding center of gravity are obviously not conducive to this kind of action." Liang En drew out another sword and gestured.

"The design of this short sword called the Krystal Sword belongs to a standard Southeast Asian weapon, and it is inseparable from the local. The specific environment."

"The tropical environment makes armor less popular, and it is likely that more people will die from heatstroke than from battle, so sword fighting relies more on shields than armor for defense. This makes the two-handed sword lack an effective development environment."

"Similarly because of the lack of very effective body protection, the Cres sword is more designed for slashing and cutting rather than the more common slashing and stabbing, or even stabbing-based design.

In fact, this kind of short sword is specially prepared for soldiers with no armor or light armor. It can even be said that almost all weapons in this area follow this style.

This is why some of the Japanese ronin who believed in Christianity at that time came here, and only one or two hundred people could become the personal guard of a certain nobleman or even the king, and played a decisive role in some wars.

After all, although the armor of these Japanese is not as good as that of Europeans, they are still much stronger than these Southeast Asians who are naked or have only one piece of clothing. At the same time, the katana can also cause a lot of damage to those enemies with light armor or even no armor. .

(End of this chapter)