Longquan Swords,and thier makers

dolbrin
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Longquan Swords,and thier makers Dec 29, 2019 21:31:34 GMT

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Post by dolbrin on Dec 29, 2019 21:31:34 GMT

I`am wanting a folded steel/damascus dao. I`ve noticed several different makers and vendors on ebay and other internet sites, selling swords from Longquan China. Is there much defference between Sino, Hanbon,Hanlon, and others? The photos of their wares seem similar if not identical.

Who`s a good value and who`s not-so-much?

Last Edit: Dec 29, 2019 21:32:27 GMT by dolbrin

stormmaster Member I like viking/migration era swords Posts: 7,714	Longquan Swords,and thier makers Dec 29, 2019 22:33:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by stormmaster on Dec 29, 2019 22:33:12 GMT sino and hanbon are ok, i dont know about the rest, really dont know if they get their swords from the same forge or not but the designs are similar all around for sure

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Longquan Swords,and thier makers Dec 29, 2019 22:37:13 GMT

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Post by Dandelion on Dec 29, 2019 22:37:13 GMT

Huawei is the most reliable of Lonquan forges, but they dont do Dao as far as i know it. We have a beautiful "horse chop Dao" from Hanbon, solidly made, can recommend them. We also have some curved swords and movie type swords from Ryansword, but theyre not liked too much. Never had problems so far.

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Longquan Swords,and thier makers

Post by dolbrin on Dec 29, 2019 21:31:34 GMT

Post by stormmaster on Dec 29, 2019 22:33:12 GMT

Post by Dandelion on Dec 29, 2019 22:37:13 GMT

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