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7th May 2011, 12:59 AM
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Interesting Korean sword Gavin! It is always interesting to see such rare swords that show an interesting blend of the influences of their neighbors China and Japan!
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7th May 2011, 01:08 AM
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Just thought too I would cite the Korea section from the Macau exhibit History of Steel in Eastern Asia
http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/koreanarticle.htm http://www.arscives.com/historysteel....swordlist.htm |
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7th May 2011, 01:19 AM
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You stole the words right out of my mouth (or type right out of my keyboard?)...  The hibaki, ito and menuki (and to a lessor degree the blade profile, tsuba and seppa) all show a strong kinship to their Japanese counterpart, while the pommel and scabbard appear distinctly Chinese.Gav, I'd be interested in seeing some close-ups of the blade steel, and to hearing your thoughts on the bladesmithing...
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7th May 2011, 03:25 AM
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7th May 2011, 03:52 AM
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 It wont be this week coming but I will try a small window etch to see what gives...I'd love to think it has a horse tooth pattern like one found in the initial link but I'll have to wait....the blade is I think is just a very finely laminated pattern. It is a stout blade at 67cms long and would take the leg off a horse that is for sure.... |
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7th May 2011, 04:37 AM
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Any idea if these are built to disassemble modularly like a katana?
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7th May 2011, 04:50 AM
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In this piece it is the blade, then the habaki, a seppa, guard/tsuba, another seppa, iron collar, the hilt slabs, the pommel, a small washer and peened tang. Grips bound in painted ray skin, grip cord in the Japanese manner with the menuki to each side in Japanese manner. There is a lanyard through the grips and I imagine the tang too. Last edited by freebooter; 7th May 2011 at 05:16 AM. Reason: Forgot the collar |
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7th May 2011, 01:49 PM
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An interesting point
An interesting point I thought was worth noting is the presence of what in the past was called a brick; see post 1 in this thread started by Bill M;
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hinese+pitting The interesting thing is, this sword only has one that is able to be seen in the current polish but why it is seen is that it looks to have never been filled. I am uncertain why it is there as there is little wrong with the polish surface, it appears all original??? Image to follow with further updated. |
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