Bronze, Iron and paying for it

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

.....and yet flanged maces with iron heads became popular in Europe in the 12th century. this of course is TL3 and not 4. Perhaps iron can be cast without being "cast iron" in the 19th century sense.

Are they cast? AFAICT from a quick look at museum descriptions, flanges are brazed or even soldered into grooves in the head. I'll admit that doesn't sound very strong either, and museum pieces tend to lean a lot more to decorative than functional examples, but still.