Low-Tech Weapons and Tools Underwater

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Far as I can determine, copper-tin bronzes are at least as good as copper; gunmetal (88% copper/10% tin/2% zinc) is used specifically for corrosion resistance.

Wonderful.

As the local culture has retained a decided fashion for bronze over iron, as well as having had easy access to copper and tin for a very long time, good bronze spearheads and knives will be easy to find and relatively cheap to have made.