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Is this very similar to the process they would have used in the medieval
period? Oh, yes. Nothing has changed. The metal they would have been using
would have been, more than likely,
what we call phosphoric iron, which gives a little bit of extra
hardness to the head when it's finished
period? Oh, yes. Nothing has changed. The metal they would have been using
would have been, more than likely,
what we call phosphoric iron, which gives a little bit of extra
hardness to the head when it's finished
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Is this very similar to the process
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they would have used in the medieval
period? Oh, yes.
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Nothing has changed.
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The metal they would have been using
would have been,
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more than likely,
what we call phosphoric iron,
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which gives a little bit of extra
hardness to the head
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when it's finished.
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Movie Summary
Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.