Faisal Bosnia Ahmad 1 year ago
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Hearing the word sword, we would immediately call the great sword Excalibur of Arthur or katana from Japan as the most superior, strongest, to the sharpest sword. Not surprisingly, because the wave of Hollywood movies or TV series that we often watch always featuring the famous swords.
However, according to a study pioneered by Peter Paufler and colleagues from a German university, revealed that the katana or the big sword is not the most powerful. Based on the metallurgical science examined in depth, they conclude that the most powerful sword with astonishing sharpness is the sword of Damascus.
Illustration Salahuddin (left).
The sword of Damascus rose in prominence when it was used by Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi, a Muslim leader, with his troops in the face of the onslaught of Richard the Lionheart's Christian soldiers during the Third Crusade. In fact, the helm and the armor of Salahuddin's armor of armor used the same steel as the one used on the sword.
Reveals the awesomeness of the sword of Damascus
It is said that a silk handkerchief that floats in the air can be split lightly by this sword. In fact, hard and solid objects such as a rock can be halved without making the blade become dulled afterwards.
The sword of Damascus with Lafadz Allah.
Not only his unparalleled sharpness, this sword also has a miracle in terms of flexibility, bending, very light and very strong at the same time. When fighting against the Christian army, the Muslim soldiers were even able to cut off the sword and rip open the opponent's armor with ease.
This sword is so admired by the western kingdoms. The Europeans were even willing to pay huge sums of money to acquire the original sword for the inhabitants of Damascus.
In the past, this sword had a curved, increasingly pointed character when it reached the end. In addition, the original sword of Damascus can be seen from the pattern of flow of water that exists throughout his steel. The pattern is formed not the result of a particular technique, but it does occur naturally.
What makes Damascus's sword so superior?
The main ingredient in making this sword is wootz steel. However, due to the fighting between Muslim warriors and Christian soldiers, people began to refer to the steel as Damascus steel, taken from the name of the Syrian capital. In fact, this steel is a supply from India.
The original Damascus sword had a flowing water pattern.
According to German scientists, wootz steel at that time has Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT). With these CNT particles, Damascus steel swords become stronger to tens of times than ordinary steel. Myth, sword or other weapons that use this material will never be dull and no longer need to bother sharpened.
However, the main secret of this sword lies in its manufacture technique. The level of precision in the forging of this sword is alleged to have succeeded in producing CNTs in the steel microstructure. Things that until now could not be done using the most modern studies though.
However, unfortunately authentic techniques in the forging of this sword gradually disappeared since the 18th century. This is due to the ebb and flow of wootz steel supplies from India. And at least a source of reference on the way or process of making this super sharp sword.
The swordsman in the modern era is now even competing to try to duplicate the sword of Damascus. However, the sword they produce is never the same as the original Damascus sword relics of Salahudin Al-Ayyubi or his soldiers.
The raw material used was no longer the same as that of Damascus steel at the time and its original technique was far different from that of the craftsmen at that time. And until now there is no more sword that can match the strength and sharpness of the sword of Damascus.