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9th March 2023, 06:34 PM | #1 |
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I remember seeing some old village armoury jian and they were forged all iron and steel blade, guard and pommel with laminated blades. Then I found the original site, here. https://forum.grtc.org/search.php?keywords=village+jian
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9th March 2023, 06:47 PM | #2 |
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Not many photos on that site, Dave.
Could they possibly have been produced for the Boxers late 19/early 20c? They wouldn't have the time to learn the finesse that he longer imperial Jians required. |
9th March 2023, 08:12 PM | #3 | |
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The problem with a lot of the sites I used to trawl is that they have changed format, don't link in the same way as they did, or even disappeared from the 'net! Aha, this is a better link. https://forum.grtc.org/viewforum.php?f=15 To be honest, I am always wary about linking to other sites, I fear to trespass. |
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9th March 2023, 10:05 PM | #5 |
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Boxers, aka "Society of the Harmonious Fist" were members of a nationalist martial arts group, you are thinking of urban rioters. A lot to unpack in that era, and don't go by Western propaganda.
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10th March 2023, 05:05 AM | #6 | |
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I made the comment based on this historical photo. https://www.thoughtco.com/chinas-box...-photos-195618 The book which the image is on the cover https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520...boxer-uprising It offers a very detailed history of the forces behind the scenes within various secret societies, how they developed and what ultimately played out... |
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10th March 2023, 12:35 PM | #7 |
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I think we are in danger of serious digression from the main subject of Jian here, but here is a link to a very informed discussion, and a photo of a "Boxer" with his Oxtail Dao.... and there I will leave it.
https://chinesemartialstudies.com/?s=boxer+rebellion |
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