Very nice. What is the weight of this sabre, the overall length as well as the blade and hilt length? If you can let us know the width at forte and at blade's widest place, it would be cool too. Thanks!
Very nice. What is the weight of this sabre, the overall length as well as the blade and hilt length? If you can let us know the width at forte and at blade's widest place, it would be cool too. Thanks!
Last edited by taaigihk; 12-02-2011 at 03:48 PM.
Yep, I love narrow width single-edge sword too. Broadsword is not my favorite. Look at the tip of the sword shown here. It is my favorite too. We can use pierce move with such sword. I would also like to know its specification. Mine ideal sword weight is 1 to 1.5 lb.
Regards,
KC
Hong Kong
The sword is not with me at moment. I'll get the measurements in the next few days. The weight, in my recollection is ~2lbs (I will of course, get the exact measurement). This blade is in the median range of the examples I've seen in length, weight and thickness at the forte, which can vary fairly widely. I have seen thin light blades with the spine only 5mm at the forte to examples over 1cm.
Thanks for sharing the sword above. Here is one from my collection. It is less embellished and more what the collecting community refers to as a "village made" piece. From my experience though it is a relatively common form and construction method, as well as length. I think it is a nice representative example of this type of utilitarian Chinese weapon.
31'' overall - 24.5" blade
1.5" forte width
1.75" width at oxtail flair
1 lbs. 12 oz. total weight
That is always the big question for me when I see pieces like this. Unfortunately there appears to be very little evidence available to us at this time to really pin down concrete dates for these things. The "Boxer" uprising era is a convenient term often used when describing many Chinese weapons found today, but I think its use is less than accurate. The fact that broad western world attention was being focused on China at that time, and related photographic evidence is available because of that attention lends itself to the c.1900 labels given to many of these types of swords. That being said, I am going to propose a more liberal estimation of its age 1860-1920.
I have also attaches an interesting image below of an old postcard. I am not sure of its exact date. Although its makers were active in Shanghai from 1898-1919.
Check out our 2005 January/February Sword Collector's Special. There's an article that addresses different kinds of dao - An Introduction to Chinese Single-Edged Hilt Weapons (Dao) and Their Use in the Ming and Qing Dynasties By Phillip M. W. Tom with Scott M. Rodell
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Quote:The dimension is perfect fit to me. But it is a bit over weight. Less 8 oz. will be good. As for the sword tip, I can use such tip even though it is not my ideal one.Originally Posted by Neil Anderson View Post
Thanks for sharing the sword above. Here is one from my collection. It is less embellished and more what the collecting community refers to as a "village made" piece. From my experience though it is a relatively common form and construction method, as well as length. I think it is a nice representative example of this type of utilitarian Chinese weapon.
31'' overall - 24.5" blade
1.5" forte width
1.75" width at oxtail flair
1 lbs. 12 oz. total weight
Good sharing!
Regards,
KC
Hong Kong