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This is a burning question that I've had for a while now. I've always been aware that Steppe hordes had metal tools (although they primarily used and made composite tools from animal and plant parts), but over the years I've come across mentions that they made some of the metal tools themselves. Is this true? And if so, how did it work? How did nomadic people do metallurgy? Were their just empty forges that a tribe could stop at and use periodically? Could they possibly even transport heavy smithing materials/equipment with them? Or am I misreading?
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