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RSWORD · 6th February 2009, 06:31 PM

This is a genuine piece of the late Qing period. It is essentially a parade sword and not made for combat. I have had several of this style. They typically have nicely pierced fittings but the blades tend to be on the thin side but this one has nice fullering. They do tend to be layered but nothing exceptional. This one seems to have a poor lacquer or paint job. Many of the ones I have seen have rayskin. You do see some wear to the wrap. In the close up you can make out some dark spots but keeping in mind as a parade saber it wouldn't have seen a lot of use probably. They tend to bring high prices because they are often quite complete and harken back to earlier days and we all know how hard it is to find a complete 18th century saber in these kinds of conditions.

6th February 2009, 06:31 PM	#4
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	This is a genuine piece of the late Qing period. It is essentially a parade sword and not made for combat. I have had several of this style. They typically have nicely pierced fittings but the blades tend to be on the thin side but this one has nice fullering. They do tend to be layered but nothing exceptional. This one seems to have a poor lacquer or paint job. Many of the ones I have seen have rayskin. You do see some wear to the wrap. In the close up you can make out some dark spots but keeping in mind as a parade saber it wouldn't have seen a lot of use probably. They tend to bring high prices because they are often quite complete and harken back to earlier days and we all know how hard it is to find a complete 18th century saber in these kinds of conditions.