Chinese sword: real or fake?

josh stout · 11th June 2007, 07:18 PM

OK, I looked some more and see what looks like a dip in the blade edge as if damage had been ground away. This may be an older blade put together in the late 19th C or early 20th C with new fittings and scabbard. This could explain the general feeling that some seem to have that there is something slightly strange. I still think the fittings have some age, but there is a certain hurried look to the fittings that does not match the quality of the blade. All in all one of the finest blades I have seen with fittings that are not quite up to the same standard.
Josh

11th June 2007, 07:18 PM	#14
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	OK, I looked some more and see what looks like a dip in the blade edge as if damage had been ground away. This may be an older blade put together in the late 19th C or early 20th C with new fittings and scabbard. This could explain the general feeling that some seem to have that there is something slightly strange. I still think the fittings have some age, but there is a certain hurried look to the fittings that does not match the quality of the blade. All in all one of the finest blades I have seen with fittings that are not quite up to the same standard. Josh