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Post by johnc on Mar 28, 2016 15:00:39 GMT
@ Timo:
Thanks for the pics and the additional info. This is very helpful. You have a nice collection. I suspect that the scabbard of mine was stripped from its original rayskin. And can it be that the hilt was replaced at some time? It's made of kind of hardwood laid in with bone squares at both sides. Or is there a possibility that mine is a civilian sword?
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Post by pgandy on Mar 28, 2016 15:36:28 GMT
Thanks Timo. I am trying to obtain all the information and Chinese weapons as possible and measurements seem to be difficult to find.
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Mar 28, 2016 21:13:52 GMT
@ Timo: Thanks for the pics and the additional info. This is very helpful. You have a nice collection. I suspect that the scabbard of mine was stripped from its original rayskin. And can it be that the hilt was replaced at some time? It's made of kind of hardwood laid in with bone squares at both sides. Or is there a possibility that mine is a civilian sword? The cavalry dao scabbards are usually covered in thin black leather (like on mine), rather than rayskin. Some have rayskin, but they also usually have decorated fittings rather than plain fittings (officers' swords vs troopers' swords?). Yes, your scabbard has been stripped (and it's lost the fittings (throat, suspension mounts) other than the chape. The original cord wrap is usually missing from the grips, leaving bare wood. I've never seen one with inlay on the sides like yours. The scabbard (the stripping, and the new suspension ring) and grip might have been re-done for civilian use, or for military use during the Republic (maybe in some warlord army, or militia). "Iron and Steel Swords of China" has photos of other swords like this with (probable) replaced grips. Is that a metal pin through the tang near the ferrule, or an inlaid dot? If it's a pin, that's also added when the grip was re-done. |
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Post by johnc on Mar 29, 2016 8:01:58 GMT
Timo, many thanks. This is very interesting information. The metal dot near the ferrule is a pin, indeed. So I guess this sword now has 2 holes in the tang, one near the pommel and one near the ferrule. I'll try to get that book "Iron and Steel Swords of China" I came here to show my newest purchase, but didn't expect to learn so much more. Great forum. Thanks again!  |
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