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Post by justin520 on Jul 29, 2013 23:32:43 GMT
Who produces good quality tang dao swords? Preferably ones with rayskin wrapped handles.
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Post by Onimusha on Jul 30, 2013 1:02:52 GMT
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Post by justin520 on Jul 30, 2013 1:04:29 GMT
:shock:
Correction, who produces good tang dao that will not break the bank.
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Post by Onimusha on Jul 30, 2013 1:16:14 GMT
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Post by Valandur on Jul 30, 2013 1:23:37 GMT
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Post by justin520 on Jul 30, 2013 1:33:59 GMT
Yeah something like that is what I'm in the market for.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 11:25:06 GMT
Not sure if the Zhi Sword offerings are really battle-ready like the Seven Stars Trading blades, there aren't many Chinese swords that are.
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Post by Anders on Jul 31, 2013 22:11:51 GMT
From what I understand, with ZhiSword you get more or less what you pay for, and they do list the steel type and forging methods. A friend of mine bought one of their more expensive dao and he was rather pleased with it.
(Though, I also think they sent him the wrong model, or something like that. Fortunately he ended up liking it anyway.)
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Post by Ted on Aug 1, 2013 14:18:44 GMT
Hey - I'm the guy Anders is talking about, above, and he's right. I asked for a Zhisword's dao based on what they showed in the photos and the stats they gave. I received something with a longer blade (like, two inches longer) and a different grip (more of a two-handed grip, and all of wood, rather than wrapped). They were good about it, offered to take it back (shipping fees, gawd), and gave me a coupon for my next purchase. I should really see if I still have that, as I'm currently looking for a two-hand Jian and I'm finding that freakishly hard to find. Having said that, the dao is still gorgeous and handles well in the hand once I got used to the length. I do like it, and use it for practice regularly. Overall, satisfied. However, I would ask Zhiswords to actually send you pictures of the exact sword they plan to sell you, rather than going by the photos they have on their website.  When they say 'minor changes are possible', they're understating. |
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Post by justin520 on Sept 29, 2013 12:24:20 GMT
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Post by Uhlan on Sept 29, 2013 17:46:48 GMT
Never heard of them. Sword sells for $726,50. lots of bling, lots of red, 16000 layers folded steel? Gives me the Las Vegas shivers, but that's personal.
Maybe you should do a separate post to atract more members to get answers.
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Post by Vue on Sept 30, 2013 17:56:45 GMT
It's actually 44850 Chinese yuan, which is roughly 7.3k USD. I wish it was at $726 LOL, common mistake no biggie.
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Post by Lord Cobol on Sept 30, 2013 19:08:51 GMT
Sinoswords seems to have an affordable Tang Dao (in stock??) www.sinosword.com/Chinese-Tang-D ... sword.html one of the blade pictures is clearly double-edge jian, better email to make clear you want a dao. |
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Post by Uhlan on Oct 4, 2013 16:26:38 GMT
Oops!
Well, even for my wrong price I would not like to be seen dead with that thing.
( old Dutch saying )
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Post by ineffableone on Oct 4, 2013 16:39:48 GMT
The double edge is only on part of the blade. This is fairly common on tang dao. Just enough dual edging to give the blade good piercing ability (*edit to add the 2nd edge is usually a false edge, not sharp). The picture your referencing is not a jian but still the same dao. The termination of the second edge is under the > button to advance the pictures.
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Post by ineffableone on Oct 4, 2013 17:03:02 GMT
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Post by Taran on Oct 8, 2013 13:33:21 GMT
Cobol beat me to Sinosword. Very good company. Sales are best conducted by email discussion.
Also good is Jin-Shi, but they're not taking orders right now.
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Post by ineffableone on Oct 8, 2013 16:51:07 GMT
Yep I would have recommended Jin Shi but they are still overloaded with orders and not accepting new ones.
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Post by justin520 on Oct 8, 2013 16:59:41 GMT
Sino sword has sweet custom options for their tang dao, ray skin and deluxe fittings and the like. I think they're my guys to go through for a functional kara tachi (tang dao). I can get it as flamboyant and blinged out as I please and also customize length to better suit my stature. Not to mention the hangers on theirs are sturdier than most.
Does anybody know what length the Japanese used for these?
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Post by Lord Cobol on Oct 8, 2013 18:24:46 GMT
They don't actually call them Tang Dao, but the Kris Cutlery "Korean Swords" are somewhat similar - straight, single-edge, long handle. They are inspired by Korean swords that are related to Tang swords. I have the discontinued made-in-Philippines IIIB; the made-in-China IV might be too low-end for you but I like the price and the plain, simple styling. www.kriscutlery.com/mm5/merchant ... anandother |
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When they say 'minor changes are possible', they're understating.
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