In 1925, archaeologist Howard Carter discovered two daggers among the burial artifacts of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. One of the daggers was made of gold, while the other was made of iron. The iron dagger had a handle made of gold with a crystal pommel.

The discovery of this iron dagger puzzled the academic community because, in ancient Egypt, iron artifacts were exceptionally rare, and the Iron Age did not officially begin until after 1000 BCE. Even more intriguing, this dagger had been preserved in the tomb for over 3000 years without rusting.

Recent analysis of this mysterious dagger was conducted by Italian and Egyptian researchers using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy to determine its chemical composition. The results indicated that the primary components of the dagger were iron, nickel, and a small amount of cobalt. The proportions of nickel and cobalt suggested that the material for the dagger likely "came from outer space."

To understand the origins of the dagger's material, scientists compared it to meteorites found within a 2000-kilometer radius along the Red Sea coast in Egypt. They eventually discovered a meteorite with a similar composition in a meteorite known as "Kharga," located 241 kilometers west of Alexandria. This region was previously called Amunia and was a small fishing village in ancient Egypt.

The researchers also noted that nine black iron beads found in the Gizeh area of northern Egypt were made from meteoritic iron, indicating that ancient Egyptians considered meteoric iron extremely precious. The Tutankhamun dagger suggests that the technology for crafting iron was highly advanced during that period.

The report further pointed out that, in the 13th century BCE, Egypt already had a term to describe various types of iron, which can be directly translated as "iron from the sky." This indicates that, at that time, the ancient Egyptians already knew that iron could fall from the sky, pre-dating Western civilization by 2000 years.

So, it appears that in ancient China, a country with advanced weaponry technology, some swords and weapons might have been made from "extraterrestrial" iron. In 1931, two artifacts from the early Western Zhou period were unearthed in Jun County, Henan, one of which was an iron-edged bronze axe. This artifact is believed to be around 3400 years old, and it shows that our ancestors used iron for weapons at that time.

Furthermore, in contemporary China, we can see the presence of meteorite swords. One such sword is "Chasing the Wind," which was born in 2003. It is the first true meteorite sword in China.

"Chasing the Wind" is made of meteoric iron and was crafted by Chinese contemporary swordsmith Zheng Guorong over 50 days and nights, using over 20 kilograms of meteoric iron. The sword is 44 cm long, 4.2 cm wide, and features natural meteoric iron patterns on the blade. It weighs less than 1 kilogram but is made of over 20 kilograms of meteoric iron. The sword comes with an exquisite rosewood scabbard and is valued at over $1 million.