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~~smurf~~ · 11-18-2011, 04:20 AM

They take a lot of hours to produce.

Ore to be smelted, fuel to be burnt and a lot of bashing.

IIRC there were cheap ones like a flattened bar with an edge put on it.

It just took a lot of time because there was not machinery to speed up the process.

11-18-2011, 04:20 AM	#10
~~smurf~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol	Re: Why swords are so expensive? They take a lot of hours to produce. Ore to be smelted, fuel to be burnt and a lot of bashing. IIRC there were cheap ones like a flattened bar with an edge put on it. It just took a lot of time because there was not machinery to speed up the process.