Problematic issues related to the qualification of an object as cold steel
This article discusses problematic issues related to the production of expertise of edged weapons The author's methods of measuring the hardness of a blade weapon made using the Japanese technology of blade hardening hamon are offered. The problem of research of edged weapons made with the use of modern technologies is highlighted. It also considers the currently unresolved issue of creating such a separate classification category of weapons as flexible edged weapons.