Gizmo777

Thanks for the help everyone!

Thanks! This was very helpful. Anything more you want to add in a PM is great appreciated!

And this is part of the research. I'm reaching out to a community that does this for their craft. I'm also willing to accept PM if people would rather communicate that way.

There will be different times. Picking up a random sword. Evaluating the worth of some. Others will be taking notice of weapons in combat. So just kinda wondering in general what you notice the first time you pick one up. Or what you look for in a sword.

I'm writing a novel and one of the main characters has some blacksmith experience. I want to make the character as realistic as possible. My question to the experienced out there, what are the things you notice first when examining a sword or piece of armor?