Ming jian

josh stout · 13th January 2008, 12:59 AM

Thanks for the kind words. This one is typical of what Scott Rodell has termed a "militia jian". It has a 24-inch blade but weighs 1K so it maneuvers like a longer but lighter jian. It is probably late 19th c., and is typical of village manufacture with a Chinese elmwood handle and a heavy iron pommel and guard. In this case the pommel is somewhat unusual in that it was coated in brass to imitate high-class jian.

Josh

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13th January 2008, 12:59 AM	#5
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	Thanks for the kind words. This one is typical of what Scott Rodell has termed a "militia jian". It has a 24-inch blade but weighs 1K so it maneuvers like a longer but lighter jian. It is probably late 19th c., and is typical of village manufacture with a Chinese elmwood handle and a heavy iron pommel and guard. In this case the pommel is somewhat unusual in that it was coated in brass to imitate high-class jian. Josh http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j6...current=00.jpg http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j6...rrent=01-1.jpg