03-08-2013, 01:29 AM
Hi, Guys
I used the Greek vase showing the Amazon with a sagaris as an estimate for handle length.
The sword does have a hydra and baby hydra on the slide. I hope these fittings are not pot metal (zinc alloy). The pommel looks OK in shape. There was a great variation, and some disks were thick, even to the point of being like half a ball.
The blade looks wusha. It may bend, rather than cut. There are several Longquan makers that make real-brass trimmed swords with quality 1050 or 1095 tempered steel blades; and if anyone is thinking about getting a good one, please PM me before purchasing anything from China.
My usable Type 1 swords have a total length of 35.5 inches and 38 inches. The 41-incher I do not use. It sits on display only. :whistle:
I used the Greek vase showing the Amazon with a sagaris as an estimate for handle length.
The sword does have a hydra and baby hydra on the slide. I hope these fittings are not pot metal (zinc alloy). The pommel looks OK in shape. There was a great variation, and some disks were thick, even to the point of being like half a ball.
The blade looks wusha. It may bend, rather than cut. There are several Longquan makers that make real-brass trimmed swords with quality 1050 or 1095 tempered steel blades; and if anyone is thinking about getting a good one, please PM me before purchasing anything from China.
My usable Type 1 swords have a total length of 35.5 inches and 38 inches. The 41-incher I do not use. It sits on display only. :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb