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medieval sword metropolitan museum new york Harnassen it offers an optimal fieldThis sword is a replica of an original from the second half of the 13th century. The original is now part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York. A comparable original is the sword of Sancho IV of Castile. Swords of this type were made more pointed than their predecessors. This made it easier for them to be used for stabbing in addition to cutting. This sword has a blade of 9260 carbon steel, tempered with a hardness of 50 55 HRC. The