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A 3000 Year old perfectly preserved sword dug up in Germany (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago

Bronze ages very well under certain conditions. The patina is its oxidation and unlike with rust it protects the deeper metal from corrosion.

Another famous example of a nearly as old and beautiful bronze sword:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian