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The Bronze Sword of Ramesses II (Interesting Engineering / Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
23 SEP 2024 · 2 MIN

3,000 Year Old Sword of a Pharoah Discovered in Egypt

An excavation team led by Dr. Ahmed Saeed El-Kharadly have uncovered an ancient sword in Egypt’s Beheira Governate in the north of the country, between Alexandria and Cairo and in the heart…
The legendary Spanish hero El Cid is said to have had two swords, Tizona and Colada, and it is possible that at least one of them survives today. Source: Zarateman / Public Domain.
30 AUG 2024 · 5 MIN

Colada and Tizona, the Two Legendary Swords of El Cid

Throughout history the sword has held a special place of pre-eminence. It has evolved beyond a mere practical and versatile weapon to become something symbolic. This is however not entirely fair. The…
The Gyrojet, one of the great what-if moments in firearm innovation. Source: Joe Loong / CC BY-SA 2.0.
9 AUG 2024 · 5 MIN

The Gyrojet: A Science Fiction Fantasy from the 1960s

The history of firearms is, to an extent, one of hard-won incremental improvements with the occasional quantum leap in technology. While there have been such moments of brilliance in design conception, they…