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Old 16th July 2010, 04:51 AM   #1
Nathaniel
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Default 'Basters of Chinese Swords' a Chinese/Vietnamese Da Dao :P

The title I got from a discussion with Philip

I took these off the swap...had never posted them here for show/ discussion.

I've never looked much into the history of the Da Dao (big knife)...but it's easy to see how they might be inspired from a sawed off version of a polearm similar to the Guan/kwan Dao or Pu Dao...















Weight = 2.4 lbs

Sword 1:
Blade: 19inches
Handle 15 1/2 inches

Sword 2:
Blade 19 1/2 inches
Handle: 15 inches

Blade Width = 3 inches at the widest

Blade Thickness at hilt 0.6mm, 0.7mm
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