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12th December 2013, 12:32 AM
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can i have a pics or link of the fantasy chinese sword similar ?
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12th December 2013, 12:57 AM
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new pics
here others pics
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12th December 2013, 01:05 AM
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Would it be possible to see a close up picture or two of the Damascus blade? This should at least tell us something about the blade And the type of steel.
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12th December 2013, 01:14 AM
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pics
here a detail.
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12th December 2013, 05:33 PM
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Salaams All, Not being expert in Chinese weapons ... It does however strike me that the blade profile which by the way I can see no evidence of Damascening wootz or any such pattern... is like/similar to modern Chinese martial arts Tai Chi sword blades. It also looks faintly theatrical... I may be wrong ... The Pommel looks like it has Chinese(shapes) around the inner circle and the pommel ring looks missing from the top... where a tassel would normally be tied. The small rings top and base of the hilt look Chinese in style.
It inspires me to look more closely at the broader subject of Chinese Swords. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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12th December 2013, 06:02 PM
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Hi, I disagree ... the style is spanish XV Century not chinese , the blade is damascus ... maybe a composite sword but chinese is very hard !!!
can i have link of the similar chinese sword you mean please ? I never seen a similar chinese sword... thank you a lot |
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12th December 2013, 07:08 PM
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Salaams BerberDagger ~ I assume this is for me to answer?... Yes. Possibly this is a composite... Not beyond the possibility of a theatrical made up job nor perhaps influenced by Toledo Oriental form..but I don't think it is old nor do I think it is genuine. I think it is interesting. The writing on the hilt appears to be not Arabic but more Chinese looking cloud designs. The blade (and it may be your picture) does not appear to be Damascus...The brass cross guard looks recently cast. It may have some similarity to 15th C but in my opinion it is a new reproduction. As a contributor I only make observations and whereas you may wish to set out to prove a swords provenance ... I don't think I need to process the details proving that it is not. You asked for comments by posting the thread ... I am simply doing that. The floor, however,is all yours .. Go ahead and prove the link to 15th C. (Please see below Joan of Ark.) Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. 
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12th December 2013, 07:55 PM
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Like Ibrahiim i also see no sign that this blade is damascus steel. What do you base this assumption on? |
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13th December 2013, 10:15 AM
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It is always difficult to convince someone who has a piece in hand if their own opinion is already fixed. I agree with what the other posters in this thread have said that there is not an Arab description. This is not, in my opinion, an object of antiquity and could well be a Chinese product as suggested by other posters. The other possibility is that this is a European reproduction, however would not likely make it particularly old either, at the oldest perhaps a late 19th century decorative item. |
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