Hi Josh,
Very interesting sword of Tibetan/Bhutanese form. This looks like a good 'working' example rather than the examples of more ceremonial mounts of Tibet and Bhutan with profuse fretwork. I have never quite understood exactly how these swords with more of a knob type pommel could be determined either Tibetan or Bhutanese. I have always thought of course of the Tibetan 'ke tri' with trilobate pommel, but it seems I have seen both hilt types attributed to Tibet, while never seeing a ke tri attributed to Bhutan.
I am really puzzled by the 'Yi' term. Was that not the Korean dynasty?
Are you saying this sword is Korean?
Best regards,
Jim
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