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Post by leechan on Oct 19, 2015 1:36:30 GMT
Overall
102cm-39.37"
Blade
77cm-30.31"
Thickness
0.7cm--028"
Blade Material 1095 1060
damascus carbon steel
Method
pure handmade- clay tempered
width
3.6cm-1.42" not sure how to post pics but I'll find a link.. it's through aliexpress
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Post by leechan on Oct 19, 2015 1:37:32 GMT
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Post by leechan on Oct 19, 2015 1:39:25 GMT
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Post by leechan on Oct 22, 2015 5:59:57 GMT
Help Would Be Amazing
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Oct 22, 2015 7:51:36 GMT
Can't say much from a picture of a bare blade, with no more info. Looks OK from the photo. Long tang, so I'd guess it's intended for a Han jian, but you could cut off excess tang and mount it as a conventional one-handed jian.
What do you mean by "good quality"?
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Post by kenseii on Oct 29, 2015 18:56:33 GMT
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Post by leechan on Oct 31, 2015 4:47:31 GMT
Well I guess that the question, I'm no blacksmith or martial arts expert so im not the most knowledgeable on subject.. I definitely want something that real..battle ready or however you want to phrase it..
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Oct 31, 2015 7:58:31 GMT
Budget? Do you want to cut stuff with it? Do you want it to look like a historical jian? Do you want it to handle like a historical jian? What kind of jian (you've got 3000 years of different types of jian to choose from)?
Cutting/battle-ready/historical look and handling are all satisfied by the Hanwei Chinese Cutting Sword (AKA the Scott Rodell jian). There are others, too, including cheaper, blingier and more expensive, lighter, shorter, heavier, etc.
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Post by Jayhawk on Oct 31, 2015 13:43:34 GMT
+1 on the Hanwei Chinese Cutting Sword. It's a great jian, great cutter, and it looks great. I couldn't ask for anything more in a jian!   What's even more amazing about it is when you see it in person...it looks much better than the KOA pictures. My son, an historical fencer in the Western tradition, was blown away by the sword when I unpacked it. I should probably say I'm not affiliated with KOA and I bought mine from Amazon for about $100 less. I am however, too lazy to take the time to take and post a picture of my sword, so I obviously borrowed KOA's pictures. Eric |
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