That was a lot of good advice. Both books looks very interesting, and as there is not much literature on Chinese weapons, I must get those. Thank you both for those books.
It was interesting to hear that there are 100 years old bronze replicas! Collecting has a very long tradition in China, I have heard, so that makes sense. I realize it's impossible to say something definite on just pictures but I was interested in all opinions, and qualified guesses.
I my inexperienced eye the Ge look as it have some heavy patina, and also the damage gave me a feeling that it might be worth a chance. But I really dont know what to look for. And it lacks any provenance. So fairly low chance I guess.
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