Sword of King Yue

This mod adds a new weapon: The Sword of King Yue -- A single handed blade that is created after the real weapon
that was excavated in China in the 1960s.

It adds two swords, the Sword of King Yue, and a generic Chinese bronze sword.



Actual sword Here's a short description of the weapon:

Bronze weapon of King Goujian (ruled 496-465 BC) of the State of Yue of the Warring States Period. The 8 archaic Chinese characters of gold inlay on the sword state: "Sword made for King Goujian of Yue, for his personal use."

One hypothesis speculates that this distal-tapered sword was made by coating a bronze alloy layer (with a very high tin content) all over a typical bronze sword, after which the careful scraping or removal of the outer coating in geometric lines was done to reveal the underlying surface, thereby creating the look of tortoise shell-shaped geometric patterns on the sword. Others speculate that the sword was cast and then work-finished, exhibiting a sophisticated method of laminated construction yet to be understood.

What's amazing about the weapon was that the sophisticated anti-corrosive coating prevented it rusting even after being buried underground for more than 2000 years! The blade was razer sharp when it was excavated, and is a great example of the zenith of Chinese bronze weapon worksmanship.

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