[TheForge] Re: [medieval-leather] copper alloy

Thu Dec 26 13:59:00 2002

Lots of metals are copper alloys.    Sterling silver, bronze, brass- they're
all copper alloys.  Can you describe what the text is referring to with a
little more detail?
-Kirsten
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>
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
> > Could someone tell me what exactly is copper alloy?  The obvious
> > answer is that it is copper mixed with something else, but does
> > anyone know what?  It is referenced many times in Cameron's Sheaths
> > and Scabbards, but I have been unable to find an explanation of what
> > is in it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kathy
>
> Well, you're right, but that doesn't tell you what you need to know ;-)
I'm
> going to pass this along for you to my smithing lists, and see if I can
get
> you a more accurate answer. In the mean time, when they reference this
> alloy, what is its intended function?
>
>
> Phlip
>
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
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