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Rick · 1st June 2006, 02:14 AM

Stephen ,
If you know nothing about Chinese swords then spend your first dollars on a book or two on the subject .

With every popular Chinese martial arts movie comes a dozen more sellers of "Antique Chinese Swords" which BTW are illegal to export from China .

If you must have a Chinese sword do not buy it from China ; instead use a reputable dealer from a country outside of China .

1st June 2006, 02:14 AM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Please Stephen , If you know nothing about Chinese swords then spend your first dollars on a book or two on the subject . With every popular Chinese martial arts movie comes a dozen more sellers of "Antique Chinese Swords" which BTW are illegal to export from China . If you must have a Chinese sword do not buy it from China ; instead use a reputable dealer from a country outside of China .