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Post by kk on Dec 23, 2019 23:38:33 GMT
1:1 recreation of a Late Western Han/Early Eastern Han (100 BC - 100 AD) Infantry Han Dao.
At that time, these are standard infantry weapons and the royal armory stored these by the thousands.
Only when these heavily rusted blades get weighted, measured and recreated did we realized how
well design they were. Only 480 g and when hold in ones hand, have a very light but powerful feeling.
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Post by wlewisiii on Dec 24, 2019 6:08:18 GMT
I know that the Jian is the higher status weapon and certainly beloved of scholars and martial artists, but there is something simple, beautiful, deadly in the look of this dao that appeals to me.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Dec 24, 2019 13:21:17 GMT
I would think the grip would be a problem, it seems short and flat, so hitting anything would be like hitting with a ruler. The shock transfer to the hand would not be fun. I wonder if the handles got wrapped somehow when issued?
Beautiful blade though.
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Post by kk on Dec 24, 2019 13:43:45 GMT
This video focus on the union body raw blade where the blade and the tang and the rings are 1 whole unit. Not screws, no pins and that is how people find them during excavations. When in use, the tang is sandwich with 2 pieces of wood and wrap with silk or helm cords. There will be a string loop around the the ring and the wrist of the warrior, to prevent the sword from dropping during combat, specially for those who fought on horseback with a longer version of Calvary Han Dao. If interested to look at a finished assembly, take a look at lkchensword.com/royal-arsenalTo see the Infantry Han Dao in action, please see Mr. Skallagrim testing in that he use his amazing skill to cut thick tatami mats with this 1 pound blade. Starting 0:44 and again at 4:34 Another cutting test can be found at Starting 3:18 towards the end of the video |
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Post by pgandy on Dec 24, 2019 14:52:38 GMT
I like the appearance of the Infantry Han Doa. It looks like my style of sword, stalk and utilitarian, not to mention I like the statistics. The drawing was most helpful in explaining the design and some of your descriptions. Dang you keep this mess up I might just wind up with one.
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Post by kk on Dec 24, 2019 15:48:29 GMT
You ride horses and fight on horse back ?
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Post by wlewisiii on Dec 24, 2019 17:11:28 GMT
I'm not a horse back guy these days, did tanks in the Army though. Now drive closer so I can hit him with my Dao! More Dakka!  |
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Post by pgandy on Dec 24, 2019 18:13:18 GMT
You ride horses and fight on horse back ? If that was addressed to me, no. At 80 my horse ridding days are over. I hadn’t thought of it before but thinking back on it I would have been a great threat to my horse with sword. Not so much in a charge but in a melee. That brings food for thought to my mind; perhaps the horse’s safety might have been an underlying cause, not the primary reason, for some nations around the turn of the 20th century to favour thrusting swords such as the P1908, and M1913 for cavalry use. It certainly was a reason sharpened sabres were not issued. |
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