24th March 2014, 12:38 AM | #1 |
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Some Chinese weapons
Some Chinese weapons. One batch of reproduction Bronze Age weapons. The ge is mounted on a one-handed round haft - elliptical or rounded rectangular would have been better. The end of the haft is slotted to take the tang of the head, which is pinned through the tang hole with a bamboo pin. The ear-pommeled jian is nice, and not as common a repro as the ring-hilted jian.
The other batch is antiques, mostly late 19th century. The small knife might be 20th century, and might be American. The fancier jian is supposed to be early 19th century. |
25th March 2014, 06:33 AM | #2 |
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Small knife - "River pirate"
Hi, great pictures. Thanks for posting.
The small knife looks like it might be a Chinese hudiedao, a type known as a "river pirate" sword. This type is thought to be derived from maritime boarding knives. The lack of a hand guard distinguishes the ‘river pirate” type from other hudiedao. These swords without guards can be instantly reversed in the hand and used with the back edge to subdue an opponent without lethal cuts. River piracy along the Yangtze River was rampant in the 19th century. The coasts of both Guangdong and Fujian province were literally covered in pirates in the 1840s. Pirates battled the military for nearly a century. Best, Dave A. |
25th March 2014, 05:52 PM | #3 |
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A NICE SELECTION OF REPLICA BRONZE WEAPONS AS WELL AS AUTHENTIC OLD STEEL WEAPONS FROM CHINA. I HAVE A COLLECTION OF THE BRONZE WEAPONS AS WELL, I LIKE THEM JUST FINE AS THEY ARE OFTEN VERY WELL MADE REPLICAS AT A PRICE I CAN AFFORD. THE OLD ORIGINAL BRONZES ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO AFFORD OR TELL THAT THEY ARE NOT REPLICAS. SO LACKING THE NECESSARY EXPERTESE I AM CONTENT WITH MY NICE REPLICAS.
THE AUTHENTIC WEAPONS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OVER THE REPLICAS AS THERE IS A HISTORY AND MANY STORIES THAT GO WITH THEM THAT THE REPLICAS LACK. UNFORTUNATELY WE USUALLY CAN NEVER KNOW THESE STORIES SO MUST USE OUR IMAGINATIONS. |
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27th March 2014, 12:46 AM | #5 |
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Thanks
Love that thread. My dbl knives are shown there.
Thanks for the Amazon link. Dave |
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