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I thought African or Spanish?
What is your opinion...It is 29cm long, the blade 16cmvery thick blade has the Guard base, 6mm |
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Chinese!!!What me worried they are these little round hit on guard!!! |
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I agree, it looks Chinese to me.......
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The over-all shape and design is Chinese/Southern Chinese... but... the designs/lines on it are just very different than all the others I have seen. The lines on and quality of the fittings looks different even if the shape is like the rest...
The short area on the blade leading up to the humps on the top and bottom of the blade are concave too, which is odd, normally they go straight from the guard diagonally towards the apex of the hump, and then taper down to the point. Where did you get it? Could it have been a blade made in America for a highbinder? Or maybe a Han ethnic in SE Asia who ordered this style of blade from a local/native craftsman? ![]() |
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http://immigrants.harpweek.com/Chine...ms/Item129.htm
HERE IS A ARTICLE FROM THE 1800'S ON THE HIGHBINDERS AND CHINESE TONG'S IN THE AMERICAS AT THAT TIME. |
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