Chinese, Tibetan, Indian or African Sword?

ariel · 5th January 2022, 10:28 PM

Good examples.
Indian Gupti takes the silver, but the gold goes to China.
Nice start of Winter Olympics:-)

drac2k · 6th January 2022, 01:41 PM

Josh, you put to rest the origins of the sword. I'm surprised that I haven't run into one of these "stick swords," before. Were these used rurally or were they a poor man's Jian, perhaps used by gangs or laborers? Is there a specific region in China where they were prevalent?

5th January 2022, 10:28 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Good examples. Indian Gupti takes the silver, but the gold goes to China. Nice start of Winter Olympics:-)

6th January 2022, 01:41 PM	#2
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Josh, you put to rest the origins of the sword. I'm surprised that I haven't run into one of these "stick swords," before. Were these used rurally or were they a poor man's Jian, perhaps used by gangs or laborers? Is there a specific region in China where they were prevalent?