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Originally Posted by Mark
Wow. That is a beautiful piece, Bill. The handle fittings are very similar to those of a jian I once owned. The blade was that of a European rapier, which made it rather unusual, but with no activity in the steel.
What's the age estimate on the blade?
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Hi Mark,
I always hate to throw numbers out, but Phillip and Scott Rodel (who also saw it) think it could easily be Ming Dynasty (1368 -1644 AD)
"The Ming Dynasty ruled over the Empire of the Great Ming (大明國; Dà Míng Guó), as China was then known." Wikipedia