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Rosewood Shirasaya Carbon Steel Chinese Tang Dynasty Dao Katakirihadukuri Sword
Rosewood Shirasaya Carbon Steel Chinese Tang Dynasty Dao Katakirihadukuri Sword. Overall Length: 104 cm / 41′. Blade Length: 70 cm / 27.6′. Tsuka length: 26 cm / 10.3′. Blade width: 3.2 cm / 1.26′. Blade thickness: 0.7 cm / 0.28′. Blade crafts: Hand-forged, water quenching, polishing, etc. 1 sword with scabbard + 1 random cotton bag. Sword display holder(stand) is not included. Manual measurement error range 1-2 cm. Modern vacuum heat treatment can meet the hardness requirements of most swords, but the traditional quenching method has better effect, can soften the medium strip steel, and the hardness is higher. Are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. During the Tang Dynasty, dao were exported to both Korea and Japan, influencing the swordsmithing of both nations. The blades of Tang era dao are reminiscent of the Japanese chokuto. As in the preceding dynasties, Tang dynasty dao were straight along the entire length of the blade. Single-handed peidao (“belt dao”) were the most common sidearm in the Tang dynasty. These were also known as hengdao (“horizontal dao” or “cross dao”) in the preceding Sui dynasty. Two-handed changdao (“long dao”) or modao were also used in the Tang, with some units specializing in their use. International Buyers – Please Note. Please contact with us before you leave feedback. We will try our best to solve the problem for you, thank you. Sometimes, you may not get our reply immediately due to the time difference among each country. However, please be assured that we’ll strive to reply you as soon as possible once we got your messages. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Knives, Swords & Blades\Swords & Sabers\Asian\Chinese”. The seller is “swords001″ and is located in this country: CN. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: SJ SHI JIAN
- Type: Dao
- Handle Material: Rosewood
- Dexterity: Ambidextrous
- Edge: Single, Straight
- Handedness: Double-Handed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Blade Material: Carbon Steel
- Color: Brown
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Style: Chinese