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					Originally Posted by tom hyle
					
				 It seems appropriate to me; this is basically a form of dao.  I think the Chinese "bowies" in N America, which often have this exact blade style, have a different type, American influenced sheath; I'm trying to access a memory, but I can't get the dang drawer open; where's my screwdriver?.............. | 
	
 Tom
I always found that a little WD-40 works well on those rusty hindges 
 
 
Here is a link that might help! The top two are Chinese the bottom is Vietnamese.
http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002555.html
Lew