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- Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:37 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Treasures from the Qing's Golden Age
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9519
Re: Treasures from the Qing's Golden Age
Very cool! Too bad they don't have close-ups of the guard and blade.
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:31 pm
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Jian Vs. Escrima
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9312
Re: Jian Vs. Escrima
Laoshi, Thanks for you input! I talked to my friend Victor Damian, who trained under Sonny Umpad, and asked him why the practitioners seem to turn around a lot before striking, which seems different than Chinese dao styles, where the blade is drawn in a circle around the body before the strike and h...
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:17 pm
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Jian Vs. Escrima
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9312
Jian Vs. Escrima
Just wondering how one might fight this escrima style using a jian?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0P2zjs4 ... r_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0P2zjs4 ... r_embedded
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 70602
Re: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
I just wanted to add the following information Rick told me about the blade I purchased from him: "This piece was an experiment and I generally don't sign experimentation pieces or prototypes. For one, working in an unknown such as meteoritic [Sic}] iron, the performance variables are unknown and no...
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:45 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 70602
Re: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
Close-up of mokune and wood grains style of the jian:
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:43 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 70602
Re: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
Here are pictures and dimensions of the blade: Blade Length: 28.25"/ 71.7cm Overall Length: 36 3/8" / 92.4 cm Handle: 8"/20.5 cm Height @ Guard: 1.5"/3cm Thickness @ Guard: 3/8"/9mm Thickness @ Tip: 4mm Here is the finished meteorite jian with a piece of the smelted meteorite it was made from. http:...
- Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:25 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Custom Meteorite Jian Project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 70602
Custom Meteorite Jian Project
Just got back my Ming dynasty reproduction jian fittings from having them gold plated: Close-up - http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt41/bond_fan/IMG_2119.jpg http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt41/bond_fan/IMG_2117.jpg These were discussed in a prior post, http://forum.grtc.org/viewtopic.php?f=15...
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:56 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: How Tony Mosen Jian Handle Compares to Real Jian
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17470
Re: How Tony Mosen Jian Handle Compares to Real Jian
Peter and Linda, thanks for your replies. Here is a reply Tony sent me, "The Jian grips I make are made partly to balance (slightly longer) and partly for a comfortable grip, most antiques I have seen have been restored so the grips were new anyway so my only comment should be that you design your h...
- Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:43 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: How Tony Mosen Jian Handle Compares to Real Jian
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17470
How Tony Mosen Jian Handle Compares to Real Jian
Just curious if anyone who owns a Tony Mosen wooden fighting jian might also have an antique steel jian and can please do a handle comparison for me? I want to know if both handle are the same size or not for blade lengths approximately 27" - 30", and if not what are the differences? (I have an e-ma...
- Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:51 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Wood For Jian Handle?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10670
Wood For Jian Handle?
Anyone know what type of wood was used for jian or dao handles back in the Qing and Ming dynasties?
I wonder if Japanese Hinoki wood would work?
Thanks!
I wonder if Japanese Hinoki wood would work?
Thanks!
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:22 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Qing Qianlong or not?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18498
Re: Qing Qianlong or not?
I forgot to add that this guy in San Francisco Chinatown had a pair of bronze sword he claimed was owned by an emperor of China way back in the warring states or Han period. The things looked old, but I searched them on eBay and found ones that looked exactly alike. If you look hard enough I'm sure ...
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:53 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Qing Qianlong or not?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18498
Re: Qing Qianlong or not?
Looks like a modern fake. Here are repro fittings with the same shape, but slightly different open-work design: http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt41/bond_fan/Swords/IMG_1522.jpg Also, why does the scabbard, fittings and handle exhibit no wear? The color of rayskin is to even, no fading or damage....
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:59 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: namban fittings?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24057
Re: namban fittings?
These style fittings are shown in two books, the Alex Huang book, Iron and Steel Swords of China in the Qing dynasty section and the Palace Museum Collection , swords from Qianlong's collection. What open-work daos in ISSC in the Ming dynasty section do not look like the ones I posted. It is true th...
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:03 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: namban fittings?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24057
Re: namban fittings?
"Namban fittings" I think are an actual reference to Nanban fittings, usually associated with open-work tsubas (Japanese sword guards.). In the very detailed tsuba book, Nihon to Koza Volume VI Kodogu Part 1, translated by Harry Afu Watson, they refer to fittings that were mainly imported from Qing ...
- Tue May 18, 2010 12:34 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Paul Champagne Died of a Heart Attack
- Replies: 23
- Views: 37184
Re: Paul Champagne Died of a Heart Attack
But how about pictures of the actual sword?