Curious finds in Taipei

RSWORD · 25th April 2006, 02:21 AM

The second sword is a M1902 Army officer sword. I believe these remained in commission up into the 1950's.

Rick · 25th April 2006, 03:13 AM

The six pointed star you mentioned is often used by various cutlers as a quality mark or talisman ; it can even be seen on some Islamic swords .

RSWORD · 25th April 2006, 03:18 AM

I look forward to the other swords as well.

yuanzhumin · 25th April 2006, 01:44 PM

Thanks Rick for the tip about the six pointed star mark. If I wanted to show off my ignorance on the subject, I wouldn't have done better.

In fact, the subject is far away from the Taiwanese austronesian tribes.

Thanks also to RSWORD for the comments on the second sword. The other ones are coming. As there is only six pictures attachments possible, I'll have to go post after post.

The two next :
-1: an unknown sword that is a copy of medieval swords.
-2: probably a japanese sword in the western style. That's all I know. The Japanese colonized Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. There is a still quite few of these old japanese things that are surfacing in the island from time to time.

Mark · 25th April 2006, 08:31 PM

The repro is of "Tizona," one of the swords of the Spanish hero El Cid.

The second one is a Japanese army kyu-gunto (see http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/military.htm)

Quite a variety of swords this shop has!

yuanzhumin · 26th April 2006, 12:01 AM

Yes, quite a variety, Mark !

I was surprised by this discovery, and I thought that it would be nice and funny to share it with all of you through a kind of "virtual exhibit" on the forum.

This morning (in Taipei), I selected the two other japanese swords, that are like the first one I displayed. They are most probably military, dating from the end of 19 th and the beginning of 20th century.

In the next two days, I will display the two chinese swords (republic time), one dayak mandau (with a beautiful handle!) and then the rest - one complete japanese armour (very impressive), two japanese bows, and two unknown identical short swords).

Thanks to all of you for your comments.

yuanzhumin · 26th April 2006, 12:08 AM

Checking back quickly on the pics I just displayed, I have a doubt : would these be all pictures of the same sword ? In the precipitation of taking the photos in the shop, I may have pictured twice the same sword. If it is the case, sorry.

25th April 2006, 01:44 PM	#4
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Thanks Rick for the tip about the six pointed star mark. If I wanted to show off my ignorance on the subject, I wouldn't have done better. In fact, the subject is far away from the Taiwanese austronesian tribes. Thanks also to RSWORD for the comments on the second sword. The other ones are coming. As there is only six pictures attachments possible, I'll have to go post after post. The two next : -1: an unknown sword that is a copy of medieval swords. -2: probably a japanese sword in the western style. That's all I know. The Japanese colonized Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. There is a still quite few of these old japanese things that are surfacing in the island from time to time. Attached Images

26th April 2006, 12:01 AM	#6
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Yes, quite a variety, Mark ! I was surprised by this discovery, and I thought that it would be nice and funny to share it with all of you through a kind of "virtual exhibit" on the forum. This morning (in Taipei), I selected the two other japanese swords, that are like the first one I displayed. They are most probably military, dating from the end of 19 th and the beginning of 20th century. In the next two days, I will display the two chinese swords (republic time), one dayak mandau (with a beautiful handle!) and then the rest - one complete japanese armour (very impressive), two japanese bows, and two unknown identical short swords). Thanks to all of you for your comments. Attached Images

25th April 2006, 02:21 AM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	The second sword is a M1902 Army officer sword. I believe these remained in commission up into the 1950's.

25th April 2006, 03:13 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	The six pointed star you mentioned is often used by various cutlers as a quality mark or talisman ; it can even be seen on some Islamic swords .

25th April 2006, 03:18 AM	#3
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	I look forward to the other swords as well.

25th April 2006, 08:31 PM	#5
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	The repro is of "Tizona," one of the swords of the Spanish hero El Cid. The second one is a Japanese army kyu-gunto (see http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/military.htm) Quite a variety of swords this shop has!

26th April 2006, 12:08 AM	#7
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Checking back quickly on the pics I just displayed, I have a doubt : would these be all pictures of the same sword ? In the precipitation of taking the photos in the shop, I may have pictured twice the same sword. If it is the case, sorry.