swords

LGM Film Club, Part 165: Swords

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 6, 2021

Everyone likes swords. So here's a short 1965 British document on sword factories. They do not look very safe. Also, glad to know that whale oil was still being used a half-century ago to make swords. https://www.youtube.com/embed/XtpMAUf65UQ

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