[3] In ancient Iberia, blacksmiths in Toledo applied their unique method of forging to the production of falcatas.
[3] Falcatas produced in Toledo were highly prized by Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.
These falcatas soon saw much greater use when Hannibal chose to outfit his Carthaginian soldiers with them during the Second Punic War.
[citation needed] Around that time, the Moors of Iberia adapted the forging of their scimitars to include the advanced techniques found in Toledo.
[3] The peak of Toledo steel production was seen in the 15th and 16th centuries, the time of highest-quality swordsmanship[opinion] in Europe and the Greater Middle East.
By the end of the Reconquista, Toledo was considered to be the greatest sword-making centre in the world.
[vague] In the early production days of Toledo steel the timing was done using prayers and psalms.