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Post by legacyofthesword on Nov 16, 2017 2:28:58 GMT
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Nov 16, 2017 5:15:50 GMT
These Vietnamese ones are usually smaller and lighter than Chinese dadao. Some of them are very much guandao/dadao hybrids, in that they're polearm blades remounted as swords. I have one like this - short stick tang.
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Post by legacyofthesword on Nov 16, 2017 5:43:44 GMT
Interesting. I notice there is a hole in the back edge of each blade - a thing commonly seen on Chinese swords and pole arms like the guandao (mostly modern reproductions). Is this something that was done historically, or is it a modern invention? If it was historical, what was the purpose? Was it purely decor (as the ones on these examples seem to be)? I know there's something called a Nine-Ring Guandao (nine holes in the back edge, with a ring through each), but I'm not sure if it's a modern fantasy kung fu weapon or something "real".
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Post by legacyofthesword on Nov 16, 2017 5:47:59 GMT
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Nov 16, 2017 6:12:28 GMT
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Post by legacyofthesword on Nov 16, 2017 6:43:30 GMT
Very informative - thanks! So pretty much for decor then - it seems you could also hang a tassel from the rings. Would a tassel have any practical application, or would it be decorative as well?
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Nov 16, 2017 7:32:50 GMT
Some people say that the tassel is functional - mostly to mislead/distract the opponent. I'd call it ornamental.
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Post by legacyofthesword on Nov 16, 2017 19:32:08 GMT
Thanks - you're informative as usual.
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