iron sword
Ferrous cutting blade
A sword made of iron rather than bronze, steel, or other materials.
Iron swords marked a technological advancement over bronze weapons in ancient warfare, being harder and holding an edge better.
The term appears most often in historical contexts, fantasy games, and role-playing settings where weapon materials affect combat: The blacksmith forged an iron sword for the young warrior.
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- cold steelEdged weapons collectively
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- hand guardGrip-adjacent protective barrier
forge · knight · rust · sheath · slash · warrior · sworn enemy · metal · pommel · clang · battle · battle cry · tempered · edge · smith · medieval · thrust · armor
- ancient weaponsshield, shields, bow, bows, arrow
- bladesblade, edge, knife, razor blade, cutting edge
- Chinese weaponsdao, gun, broadsword, spear, halberd
- swordssabres, longsword, rapier, saber, sabre
- Celtic weaponsclaymore, dirk, skean, skene, basket hilt
- Greek weaponsspear, dory, javelin, shortsword, dagger
iron swordbronze sword
Copper-tin alloy weapon
wooden sword · stone blade · obsidian blade · flint knife · silver sword
iron swordbronze sword
Copper-tin alloy weapon
stone axe · lightsaber · laser sword · laser weapon · plasma rifle
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