'Basters of Chinese Swords' a Chinese/Vietnamese Da Dao :P

Nathaniel · 16th July 2010, 04:51 AM

The title I got from a discussion with Philip

I took these off the swap...had never posted them here for show/ discussion.

I've never looked much into the history of the Da Dao (big knife)...but it's easy to see how they might be inspired from a sawed off version of a polearm similar to the Guan/kwan Dao or Pu Dao...

Weight = 2.4 lbs

Sword 1:
Blade: 19inches
Handle 15 1/2 inches

Sword 2:
Blade 19 1/2 inches
Handle: 15 inches

Blade Width = 3 inches at the widest

Blade Thickness at hilt 0.6mm, 0.7mm

Nathaniel · 16th July 2010, 05:00 AM

Here are a nice couple of pages of pictures of Chinese pole arms

http://thomaschen.freewebspace.com/photo4.html

and the Da Dao:

http://thomaschen.freewebspace.com/photo6.html

16th July 2010, 04:51 AM	#1
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	'Basters of Chinese Swords' a Chinese/Vietnamese Da Dao :P The title I got from a discussion with Philip I took these off the swap...had never posted them here for show/ discussion. I've never looked much into the history of the Da Dao (big knife)...but it's easy to see how they might be inspired from a sawed off version of a polearm similar to the Guan/kwan Dao or Pu Dao... Weight = 2.4 lbs Sword 1: Blade: 19inches Handle 15 1/2 inches Sword 2: Blade 19 1/2 inches Handle: 15 inches Blade Width = 3 inches at the widest Blade Thickness at hilt 0.6mm, 0.7mm

16th July 2010, 05:00 AM	#2
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Here are a nice couple of pages of pictures of Chinese pole arms http://thomaschen.freewebspace.com/photo4.html and the Da Dao: http://thomaschen.freewebspace.com/photo6.html