Chapter 271 Ring-Handed
Sword The scabbard of Tian Zi Nu is made of black ironwood from the original habitat of the Tree Tribe. The wood is hard and dark in color. Two long pieces of wood are glued together and fixed with copper rings.
It is worth noting that the scabbard of this Han sword has a waist hanger, which was not available in the Han Dynasty. The waist hanger was invented in the Tang Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty, all swords could only be held by hand or directly inserted diagonally into the belt, which was very inconvenient to carry.
Later in the Tang Dynasty, knife makers began to install waist hangers on the scabbards so that the swords could be hung on the side of the waist, greatly freeing up the hands. Today's TV dramas are not particular about this, and props do not pay attention to these, making a lot of inconvenient things, misleading a large number of people.
Although Luo Chong made a Han sword, he was not a fool. He had more advanced technology but did not use it, and had to abuse himself. Therefore, all swords produced by the Han tribe in the future will be equipped with waist hangers.
The tribesmen had no idea about iron weapons. They just heard Luo Chong say that iron weapons were better than bronze weapons, but they had never seen how they were better. Luo Chong had to demonstrate the sword to them.
The first and most important point was toughness, which bronze did not have. Luo Chong specially asked people to bring two bricks and put the sword on them. Then he stood on the suspended sword. The sword was bent into a large arc, but when Luo Chong raised his foot, the sword would instantly straighten up, shocking the crowd of onlookers.
The next step was the sharpness test. This experiment could not be used to directly cut people, so Luo Chong had to ask people to pull a sheep over and then swing the sword to cut off the sheep's head.
The sword flashed, the sheep's head flew up, and the blood splashed five steps away, shocking the onlookers again. The sheep had such thick fur, but it was beheaded by a sword. If it was replaced by a bare human neck, I'm afraid it would be even more miserable than the sheep.
"Chief, this iron sword is so powerful. If every warrior of ours has one, I guess one person can beat ten people." Shu Da said in surprise.
"Yes, yes, Chief, can we have a sword like this?" Da Shu also asked with envy.
He was the first chief to follow Luo Chong, and he was the most qualified to ask this question. Similarly, this was also the most concerned issue for everyone. Such a good weapon could be called a peerless magic weapon. Who wouldn't want to get one?
"It shouldn't be possible. I saw that the chief and several people took a month to make this sword. If all our tribes use this kind of sword, how long will it take to make it?" The elder watched Luo Chong's sword-making process and had a better understanding of it, so he directly poured cold water on everyone.
"Yes, swords are indeed difficult to make, but you former leaders will also have them. For the remaining ordinary warriors, we can only equip them with easy-to-make knives, that is, weapons with only one blade. For the remaining tribesmen, whoever wants a sword must have made a great contribution to the tribe, and then I will reward him with a sword.
But you don't have to despise single-edged knives. I have asked someone to make a sample of a ring-handled knife. You can also take a look. The overall performance is not worse than the long sword, it just has one less blade. However, this is safer for people who don't know how to use a sword, because a double-edged sword can easily hurt yourself if not used properly.
Hey, Yi, bring the ring-handled knife we made to everyone to see." Luo Chong wiped the blood off the sword body, explained to everyone the issue of the allocation of one side of the sword, and finally asked Yi to take out the finished ring-handled knife for everyone to see.
Although this straight knife is called a ring-handled knife, it is not the same as the ring-handled knife of the Han Dynasty except that the handle has an iron ring. Instead, it looks more like a Tang horizontal knife. In fact, Luo Chong did make it according to the craftsmanship of the Tang horizontal knife.
Some people say that the ring-handled knife is very awesome, so why make a Tang horizontal knife? It depends on how you compare it.
The ring-handled knife was indeed very good in the Western Han Dynasty. It was made of folded and forged steel. The blade had a small angle and was extremely sharp. It was indeed a magical weapon that was unrivaled in the world at that time, but the ring-handled knife also had many shortcomings that needed to be improved.
Before the Han Dynasty, no one used knives. Only in the Western Han Dynasty did people start to make single-edged knives. Therefore, the ring-handled knife is the ancestor of later knives, but it is very primitive and crude.
The ring-handled knife is actually a bare, bladed iron bar without even a knife stalk on it. It is so crude that it is easy to be attacked by the enemy's hand holding the knife during a clash. This is a fatal problem and a major defect in the shape.
Another thing is the raw material of the ring-headed sword. In history, the ring-headed sword was made of hundred-fold steel, but that was only a single material. Its performance could not be compared with the composite steel-clamping process of the Tang horizontal sword. There was also the covering and burning blade technology, which the ring-headed sword did not have. If we really want to talk about the pinnacle of swords, it can only be the Tang horizontal sword.
This ring-headed sword is made of steel-clamping technology. The blade is made of two pieces of wrought iron, and then a steel bar is clamped at the edge. The blade head is also the unique geometric blade head of the Tang horizontal sword. The quenching process uses covering and burning blades. The finished product has both toughness and sharpness, and it combines various advantages. It is easier to make than a sword and is most suitable for a large number of equipment.
The entire blade is 85 cm long, which is considered a relatively long short weapon. The handle is slightly long, which can be held with one hand or two hands. The weight is also moderate, and the center of gravity is relatively forward, which is very conducive to chopping.
The back of the knife is also very thick, about one centimeter thick, and the angle of the blade is also very unique. It is not as small as the ring-headed sword of the Han Dynasty, but it is thinner than the edge of the Tang horizontal sword.
There are two blood grooves on both sides of the blade spine. Speaking of this, the function of the blood groove should be emphasized. This is not used for bleeding or to transport air into the wound. Those are rumors. In fact, the real purpose of the blood groove is to strengthen the blade and play a role as a reinforcement, making the knife less likely to break.
The handle is made of cork in an oval shape. There is no carving on it, but it is wrapped with a layer of pearl fish skin bought from the Cha tribe. This fish skin has great friction and elasticity, which is very suitable for covering the handle and increasing the comfort of the palm.
The knife stalk is also cast in bronze, which is not available on the ring-headed sword. Luo Chong deliberately added it to make the hand holding the knife safer and less likely to be cut by the opponent.
The tribesmen quickly took the ring-handled sword and tested it one by one according to Luo Chong's test method. As a result, they found that, as the leader said, the ring-handled sword was not inferior to the Han sword at all. On the contrary, it was more outstanding in chopping ability. Some people even liked this ring-handled sword more.
(End of this chapter)
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