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			This sword is called "shark head"(鲨鱼头), is the Ming Dynasty (Chinese A.D1368A.D1644) soldiers wearing a sword 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	The tip of the anti curved blade, very aggressive  | 
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			PIC
		 
		
		
		
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			Very nice example, Benny
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			interesting. do you mean the blade is sharpened on the inside of the curve?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			An interesting sword, how old is it?
		 
		
		
		
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 yes There are blades on both sides of this section.  | 
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 About 500 years old  | 
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			kind of an inverted yelman. wonder what the advantage is...
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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