Source of info on willowleaf saber?
Jun 18, 2011 16:16:51 GMT
Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 18, 2011 16:16:51 GMT
Guys:
I'm trying to shortcut a lot of searching and wading through dross, looking for gold.
One of my main interests is the steppe nomads of Central Asia. As I have said (once or twice), every so often these nomads, Scythians or Huns or Mongols or Manchu, would erupt out of Central Asia and conquer piddly, inconsequential little civilizations like China, or India, or Persia, or the Byzantine Empire. (Note for the humor impaired: there was nothing piddly, inconsequential, or little about civilizations like China, India, Persia or the Byzantine Empire.)
I contacted Garrett at Jin-Shi about a saber that would be appropriate for either the Yuan or Qing dynasties, and a rough guide to pricing. The range he gave me was $300-700 for a custom sword.
Here's the deal. I've got a basic idea about Western blades, but I am woefully uninformed about Chinese blades, and the Turco-Mongolian-Chinese blades in particular. Could you guys recommend either good solid websites, or books, that I could use to flesh out my understanding of the willowleaf saber, as typified by either the Yuan or Qing dynasties?
My goal is to be an informed consumer, and to be able to go back to Jin-Shi and say, "OK, here's what I want" with some confidence.
Thanks in advance, guys.
I'm trying to shortcut a lot of searching and wading through dross, looking for gold.
One of my main interests is the steppe nomads of Central Asia. As I have said (once or twice), every so often these nomads, Scythians or Huns or Mongols or Manchu, would erupt out of Central Asia and conquer piddly, inconsequential little civilizations like China, or India, or Persia, or the Byzantine Empire. (Note for the humor impaired: there was nothing piddly, inconsequential, or little about civilizations like China, India, Persia or the Byzantine Empire.)
I contacted Garrett at Jin-Shi about a saber that would be appropriate for either the Yuan or Qing dynasties, and a rough guide to pricing. The range he gave me was $300-700 for a custom sword.
Here's the deal. I've got a basic idea about Western blades, but I am woefully uninformed about Chinese blades, and the Turco-Mongolian-Chinese blades in particular. Could you guys recommend either good solid websites, or books, that I could use to flesh out my understanding of the willowleaf saber, as typified by either the Yuan or Qing dynasties?
My goal is to be an informed consumer, and to be able to go back to Jin-Shi and say, "OK, here's what I want" with some confidence.
Thanks in advance, guys.
