[Gavin Nugent]

Thanks for coming in Josh.

I do correspond with Chinese collectors before I buy a lot of my Chinese weapons, these collectors are well known in China for their rare and fabulous collections.
As they no longer add to their collections, they do offer advice freely to me...I do remember comment passed here on the Yazi guard of the long Jian I have, it was said that it should look more smooth such as this one on the shuang jian, that is in fact incorrect according to these collectors, the chiselled effect is quite acceptable and notable, in the hand it too does not look out of place. The guard on this shuang jian is considered to be over sanded and rounded, more commonly found on the late Ching jian.
As for the yellow tortoise shell scabbards, I do hope the images I present reveal the mystery on the yellow for you and you can venture forth and secure a couple if you desire. These too are not that uncommon and do not at this stage command a very high price in my eyes, I usually stumble across one every few months..

regards

Gav