Taiwan Paiwan Formasa sword/dagger

Copycat · 26th May 2023, 05:47 PM

@Snody

The hilt looks shorter indeed. However, no conclusion can be made if we were to compare length of the hilt alone.

-the tang length of the tourist sword is not visible. It's not surprising if it's really short. It could be too short to peen on a usable hilt.
-the hilts of authentic swords were also short.

The brown spacers are leather. Below are 2 more perfectly fitting brass spacers.

26th May 2023, 05:47 PM	#1
Copycat Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 39	@Snody The hilt looks shorter indeed. However, no conclusion can be made if we were to compare length of the hilt alone. -the tang length of the tourist sword is not visible. It's not surprising if it's really short. It could be too short to peen on a usable hilt. -the hilts of authentic swords were also short. The brown spacers are leather. Below are 2 more perfectly fitting brass spacers.