Fourth place: Napoleon coronation sword
Napoleon should be the most legendary and controversial emperor in European history. He swept across Europe, invincible as the soldiers pointed out. After the fiasco of Waterloo, he was imprisoned on an island for the rest of his life. Established the first empire of France. Napoleon was crowned at the famous Notre Dame de Paris. At that time, he was wearing a sword, which was specially made for Napoleon by Nidor at the order of Napoleon.
For this sword, Napoleon asked to use the jewels in the French crown, the most famous of which is a beautiful "regent" diamond. ? This legendary diamond weighs 140 carats. It can be said that the historical value and the value of this sword are immeasurable.
Third place: Excalibur of Tutankhamun, Egypt
Egypt has a mysterious monarch, Tutankhamun. He ascended the throne at the age of 9 and died suddenly at the age of 19. An archaeological team from England discovered Tutankhamun's mausoleum. In this magnificent underground palace, countless priceless treasures were found.
Next to the Pharaoh's mummy, there is a Huang Jinjian that has existed for more than 3000 years. What is even more unexpected is that it is an iron sword. This iron sword has been intact for more than 3000 years, and it can easily cut the fur of animals. After identification, the body of this sword is not ordinary iron, but a meteorite material falling from the sky. This is really a "flying sword".
Second place: Ganlong Shenfeng Sword.
The Qianlong kamikaze sword is 88cm long, with a blade length of 6 1cm and a handle length of 15.9cm. The back of the sword is gilded with a carved dragon reaching the tip, and the relief pattern is gilded with a swallow mouth, with the words "Qianlong Year System" in the middle and "kamikaze" on the back.
Emperor Qianlong ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to convene national sword-making experts to design and manufacture imperial swords. Among them, Ganlong Shenfeng Sword is the most popular. In the manufacturing process, the sword only seeks the effect, regardless of the cost. Its long construction period, high standard and great difficulty are rare in the history of cold weapon casting in China. It is the most outstanding representative of cold weapons in Qing Dynasty, and it is the most exquisite, expensive and luxurious imperial sword in China.
First place: the first sword in the world, the sword of Gou Jian, King of Yue.
1965, a bronze sword was unearthed in the Chu tomb of Wangshan, jiangling county, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. This sword is the world-famous "Goujian Sword of the King of Yue".
Gou Jian's sword is 55.7 cm long, 8.4 cm long and 4.6 cm wide. The head of the sword is rolled into a hoop shape, and 1 1 concentric circles with an interval of only 0.2 mm are cast in it. The body of the sword is covered with regular black diamond-shaped hidden lattice patterns, and the inscription "King Yue's shallow self-propelled sword" is placed near the lattice on the front, and the lattice is inlaid with blue glass. The sword of Gou Jian, King of Yue, has been buried deep underground for thousands of years, and it is still as sharp as new after being unearthed. It can be said to be a great miracle in history. It represented the highest level of ancient bronze smelting in China at that time, and was truly the "first sword in the world".