Antique straight dao

Timo Nieminen
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Antique straight dao Apr 7, 2016 7:18:15 GMT

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Post by Timo Nieminen on Apr 7, 2016 7:18:15 GMT

Something that isn't so common: a straight dao that looks like a jian at first glance:

The blade is wedge-section, except for a double-edged tip (about 1cm of the back edge is sharpened). The blade being 6.5mm at the base and tapered along its length to 5.5mm at mid-blade, and 3.7mm at the termination of the fuller near the tip. 655g, PoB is 6.5"/16.5cm. The guard is bronze. Don't know the age. I'd guess mid-19th century militia sword, but the style of tang/pommel goes back to the Ming.

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foxmartialarts Member Posts: 106	Antique straight dao Apr 7, 2016 14:14:44 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by foxmartialarts on Apr 7, 2016 14:14:44 GMT Very neat. The variety of daos and their evolutions across the centuries is interesting to look at, especially when compared to how the Jian stayed mainly pure. Personally not a fan of the wide tip, but it probably cut well.
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pgandy Moderator Senior Forumite Posts: 10,296	Antique straight dao Apr 7, 2016 14:21:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pgandy on Apr 7, 2016 14:21:25 GMT Thanks. I am always interested in the statistics of the originals.

johnc Member Posts: 52	Antique straight dao Apr 8, 2016 11:32:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by johnc on Apr 8, 2016 11:32:08 GMT Very interesting blade. Always nice to see these unusual Chinese originals. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by Timo Nieminen on Apr 7, 2016 7:18:15 GMT

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