Old Chinese Sword for comment

Bill M · 10th June 2005, 02:43 AM

20 inches long. Comments?

Andrew · 10th June 2005, 03:20 AM

Hi Bill. It looks to be in pretty good shape.

What can you tell us about this?

Bill M · 10th June 2005, 10:56 PM

Looks a lot like many of the fakes on eBay, doesn't it?

However I believe it to be "Warring States" about 475bc to 225bc. Bought it from a guy who wrote a few books on old Chinese pieces.

http://www.allensantiques.com/books.htm

This collecting area is not really my thing, but I like the sword and have good feelings about the provenance.

Antonio Cejunior · 11th June 2005, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

Looks a lot like many of the fakes on eBay, doesn't it?

However I believe it to be "Warring States" about 475bc to 225bc. Bought it from a guy who wrote a few books on old Chinese pieces.

http://www.allensantiques.com/books.htm

This collecting area is not really my thing, but I like the sword and have good feelings about the provenance.

Hi Bill,

Been away for some time

Do you have anyway to either carbon test the sword or send it to a metallurgical analysis? If the sword is ancient it is very nice.

10th June 2005, 02:43 AM	#1
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Old Chinese Sword for comment 20 inches long. Comments? Attached Images

10th June 2005, 03:20 AM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Hi Bill. It looks to be in pretty good shape. What can you tell us about this?

10th June 2005, 10:56 PM	#3
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Looks a lot like many of the fakes on eBay, doesn't it? However I believe it to be "Warring States" about 475bc to 225bc. Bought it from a guy who wrote a few books on old Chinese pieces. http://www.allensantiques.com/books.htm This collecting area is not really my thing, but I like the sword and have good feelings about the provenance.