13 lbs? who gonna clean that? that game of thrones iron heavy but the barnacles built a condo duplex on it. better put that in a electro bath for a few months. spongebob’s community gotta go 😒

nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-sword-may-belonged-crusader-found-israeli-diver-rcna3269

An Israeli scuba diver has discovered an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean Coast that experts believe dates back to the time of the Crusaders.

Shlomi Katzin was recently on a weekend scuba dive off Israel's Carmel coast, south of Haifa, when he came across a trove of artifacts nestled on the seabed, including stone and metal anchors, pottery fragments and the sword, according to Israel Antiquities Authority. The weapon is thought to be some 900 years old.

The treasures were apparently uncovered by shifting sands that revealed the artifacts hidden on the sea floor, the authority said in a statement Monday announcing the discovery.

This stretch of coast has many natural coves where, through the ages, ships have sheltered from storms and sometimes left behind troves of archaeological treasure, according to Kobi Sharvit, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority’s marine archaeology unit.

Fearing it would be stolen or buried again, Katzin took the organism-encrusted sword ashore and reported the find to the antiquities body, which is responsible for protecting such discoveries.

“The sword, which has been preserved in perfect condition, is a beautiful and rare find and evidently belonged to a Crusader knight,” Nir Distelfeld, inspector for the Israel Antiquities Authority’s robbery prevention unit, said in the statement.

“It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor and swords.”

The sword's blade, believed to be made of iron, measures around 40 inches and the hilt some 14 inches, the authority said.

nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-sword-may-belonged-crusader-found-israeli-diver-rcna3269

Christian conqueror trying to murk Muslims got bodied

thank you i forgot to add the source link. it didn’t post a few time and i had to keep copying & pasting for a minute 😳

did he get paid for finding it?

It is strange how this is seen as a greedy thing.

The museum is going to make money on it. The curator is going to have an exhibit. But a treasure diver is always seen as a poacher. The museum didn’t risk their life to go diving. Even when they do get paid,it’s always a mine field if it’s historic find.

I read a book on treasure diving, it’s just red tape. They don’t even care about the ship you had running for half a year for your expedition. It takes about 2 years of planning, assembling a crew. Then you have to figure out when is the right time to dive, the weather is always an issue. 😒

It's honestly pure rust

It says preserved in perfect condition no? Must’ve gotten knocked off some guy on a boat and instantly covered in sand and barnacle n s***. Once they clean all that off, it might be pristine

They making a big deal outta this when they could make a similar or even better sword

looks like a weapon you get doing some underwater missions in an rpg

Look like a bladed wart

Their version of perfectly preserved is it just being intact and whole.

Vast majority of times swords are found in bits and pieces

The only true perfectly preserved sword was an ancient Chinese one from 2500 years ago

So well preserved infact it shows no signs of wear or tarnish and is still extremely sharp.

bro , stop. israel gonna take their wins with their antiquity. 😒

i want to know how they know it’s crusades? the barnacles tell them that? they did the carbon dating test? 😳

maybe it has a stamp mark 🤔

You can tell by the shape of it

I had that sword on Assassins Creed

Barnacle Blade (water elemental)

Lvl. 55+

+20 damage in rain/near body of water
-10 wielding
-50 in cold weather

That's pretty beautiful

whew didn't expect it to be that crusty
that sword looks like it has a venerial disease

damn thats crusty

Palestine truly full of amazing history

Unbelievable craftsmanship
Never seen a modern high quality sword look this pretty.

2500 yrs old? This is insane