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21st October 2023, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 871
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Chinese sword for comments
Hello dear members,
Here is a chinese sword I received, A large type of dao, almost 90cm/ 35,4 inches . The scabbard seems to have copper wire decoration with black lacquer around. sadly the blade ( massive ) and hilt are bad preserved/rusty. I wonder about the age ? 19th century ? Earlier blade and hilt ? Or all 20th century and just bad preserved ?? |
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21st October 2023, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Russia, Moscow
Posts: 370
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I will say that this is the middle - third quarter of the 19th century. I like that the sword has an iron/steel guard and hanging rings connected by a bar. From what I've heard, the scabbard wrapped in wire and coated with black lacquer is typical of the Taiwan Strait coast.
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22nd October 2023, 08:29 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 871
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Thank you Ren Ren for your reply,
Thank's a lot for the Taïwan Strait origin for the wires/scabbard. A thought, If it was little later 1895-1900 and on the Taiwanese side of the Strait we would call it a japanese sword 😁 |
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