Is this an authentic Formosan Paiwan sword?

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Originally Posted by milandro

Dave Atkinson finds them worthy of being in his collection and so do, apparently, SOME others., if tit is good for him, it is good for me too

To each his own!

I have owned some real antique ones and handled a few tourist ones, a great difference.

Originally Posted by milandro

this is a YouTube video (there is no way for me to load this video on the forum, I think)



It shows how they make these " tourist" blades. I don't see what's wrong with them. This is a curved Atayal, the Tjakit would also be equally made.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQnLfPJ1h4g

I doubt that the blades in this video are for the tourist swords, sorry.