Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — The World-Famous Sword. [ARTICLE]

The World-Famous Sword.

A Damascus sword is made of alternate layers of iron and steel, tempered so ni< ely that the point can be bent back to the hilt, the edge so keen that it will penetrate a coat of mall, and so fine a polish that the Moslem can use it as a looking-glass to arrange his turban.