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16th January 2019, 06:30 PM
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Polished rayskin is OK for scabbards, it's fairly slick for a grip, the bumpy unpolished is better. Do older ones have large Chinese characters? None of mine does, but I only have a few. The blade just doesn't seem right somehow.
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16th January 2019, 07:54 PM
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All European and Japanese swords I have with rayskin hilts are unpolished. I have seen polished rayskin grips on some Chinese swords but I have serious doubts about them. Genuine antique Chinese fighting swords had generally wrapped textile grips. |
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16th January 2019, 08:12 PM
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look at this one I have some serious doubts |
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16th January 2019, 08:34 PM
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16th January 2019, 08:13 PM
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Look at this one, this is a model well known and prsent in many museums... around 1900. Last edited by Kubur; 16th January 2019 at 08:38 PM. |
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16th January 2019, 08:43 PM
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16th January 2019, 09:40 PM
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My mid 19c Imperial era Dao: Probably from a Warlord's troops.
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16th January 2019, 08:11 PM
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