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fearn · 19th January 2011, 05:46 PM

I've seen 9-ring pu dao type weapons, at least in modern form.

What I would like to see is how many rings there are on older swords, like Gavin's example. I'm interested in seeing if we can figure out when the nine rings got formalized.

Best,

F

19th January 2011, 05:46 PM	#11
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	I've seen 9-ring pu dao type weapons, at least in modern form. What I would like to see is how many rings there are on older swords, like Gavin's example. I'm interested in seeing if we can figure out when the nine rings got formalized. Best, F