How strong were the olden day weapons?

Answer 1

The first weapons were sticks and stones. Stones were strong. If they were thrown, they could only be used once. Sticks were less strong but could be used at a greater distance.

Later the stones were attached to the sticks. These were better than stones by themselves.

Weapons became stronger with the discovery of metals. Copper swords were stronger than weapons made with sticks and stones. Bronze swords were stronger than copper swords.

A switch happened next. Bronze swords were stronger than iron swords after a way was discovered to make iron; however, iron was so easy to make that every man in the army could have an iron sword. Bronze was so difficult to make that only a few people in the enemy army could have a sword. The Bible gives a description of the situation in the Bronze Age under King Saul before the early iron age began under King David. "And there were only two swords in the Land of Israel."

The Romans discovered steel. Their steel swords could cut through iron swords making iron swords useless.

The Arabs discovered Damascus Steel. A Damascus steel blade can be made exceedingly sharp. It cut through chain mail. Scuba divers wear chain mail to protect them from sharks.

I am unaware of how a titanium blade would compare to a Damascus Steel blade used by Saladin.