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Old 12th July 2016, 03:55 PM   #1
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This sword is called "shark head"(鲨鱼头), is the Ming Dynasty (Chinese A.D1368A.D1644) soldiers wearing a sword
The tip of the anti curved blade, very aggressive
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Old 12th July 2016, 03:59 PM   #2
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Old 12th July 2016, 05:58 PM   #3
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Very nice example, Benny
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interesting. do you mean the blade is sharpened on the inside of the curve?
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Old 12th July 2016, 07:05 PM   #5
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An interesting sword, how old is it?
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An interesting sword, how old is it?
He came from the Ming Dynasty in China.
About 500 years old
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interesting. do you mean the blade is sharpened on the inside of the curve?

yes There are blades on both sides of this section.
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