9 Ring Broadsword

[Queequeg]

Originally Posted by freebooter

Hi Queequeg,

Interesting and fanciful swords notions. I've always wondered if there was such an antique dao with 9 rings and why 9 appears in modern kungfu circles....what are they based on?? To me these items they speak of are only watery stage props.

You are right in what you say about blocking, why not just have a thicker spine.

Show me a genuine antique dao with nine rings and I'll offer a genuine reason for the rings being there ;-)

Gav

The one in the second photo I linked in the original post looks like it could either be an antique or a good repro.

Any ideas, then, because I sure don't have any.