My boyfriend and I are watching Forged in Fire and both finalist blades broke during the testing, leading us to a debate. And this question: how often did blades break in battle?
Edited to add: blades during the roman era.
Hi there! Can you please specify which era you're interested in? (AskHistorians does not allow "throughout history" questions--they tend to lead to disjointed threads of brief responses, instead of in-depth investigations. If you're more interested in the former, you should pay a visit to the Short Answers to Simple Questions thread--stickied to the sub's main page--and post it there! :D )