Timeline for How long would the average sword last in the middle ages?
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| May 10, 2016 at 6:34 | answer | added | Jonnick | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 3, 2016 at 15:18 | comment | added | Tyler Durden | Swords last forever unless they are damaged or allowed to rust. | |
| May 3, 2016 at 15:02 | answer | added | Vicky | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 28, 2014 at 11:54 | comment | added | jwenting | in fact most people of means would have several swords for different purposes. Ceremonial ones (the fancy ones you see now in museums mostly), practice swords (cheaply made, meant to not do much damage but be a reasonable facsimile of a battle weapon), combat weapons, etc. etc. | |
| Nov 27, 2014 at 19:48 | answer | added | user48786 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 27, 2014 at 14:44 | answer | added | Mike L. | timeline score: 25 | |
| Nov 27, 2014 at 3:57 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackHistory/status/537817429616119808 | ||
| Nov 26, 2014 at 19:27 | comment | added | Branko Sego | Interesting question. As far as I know, knights would inscribe meaningful words into blades with gold and silver and that words served them as personal motto. I suppose that these swords were not changed very often, in some cases whole family used the same sword. | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 19:19 | comment | added | Nerrolken | @Michael I agree that would be great, but barring that level of specificity, it wouldn't be unreasonable to say something like "Swords rarely survived more than two campaigns," etc. | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 19:15 | comment | added | Michael | @Nerrolken: IMHO the "during prolong conflict" part should also include the intensity of use. "This sword has warranty of 25 years or 1000 blows, whichever comes first." | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 17:52 | comment | added | Nerrolken | @LateralFractal Not my question, but I'd be curious about each. "A sword could last X years in peacetime, but during a prolonged conflict it would need to be repaired or replaced every Y months..." | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 17:23 | history | edited | Semaphore |
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| Nov 26, 2014 at 16:32 | comment | added | LateralFractal | Does normal wear and tear include battle? | |
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| Nov 26, 2014 at 16:03 | history | asked | John Meyer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |