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Diamonds may be the hardest natural substance known to man but it is not that strong. If you hit a diamond with a hammer the diamond will break. Not a very effective weapon if the other person is carrying a sword. Then you have to take into account that you would need a diamond big enough to make the sword.

People have found industrial diamonds big enough for a dagger or short sword, but a one hand or long sword? No! Also, the melting point of diamond is so high, it is not really possible to soften it enough to actually make the sword.

If some one slashed at you with a steel sword, and you parried with the diamond sword, the results would be a steel sword with a 1 inch nick/dent in it, and a bunch of diamond dust. You could make a steel sword and serrate the edge with sharpened diamonds. It would be cool looking, sharp, and strong. It would still cost a fortune, but much less then a sword made completely of diamond.

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Flaws in industrial diamonds make them much easier to break apart, and much harder to fabricate in single forms.

Making a sword out of diamond is impractical, if you intend to use the sword as a weapon.

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