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I would think that if you are taking contact on the quillions hard enough to break them off, then you are likely doing something wrong! ;)

If we had a sampling of authentic chinese butterfly swords from the period in question we could settle a lot of debate. One big misconception that was originally found among western martial arts...

Hi Tom!

Good post and good points. How about a third theory to muddy the waters even more? :) The lower 2/3 of the blade was needed for defense against bigger heavier weapons. The knife...