Oxtail Saber (牛尾刀) for sale
 

I was planing on selling this blade next year, but I've been advised if it will be for sale in the future, I cannot post it in the normal forum. So here we go, I'll post it up for sale early. This way the specs are recorded for fellow collectors, I want to give you as much information as I can think of, specs I wish I could access when I began collecting blades...

I believe it is Republican Era or late Qing. Probably a high quality training saber. No scabbard, moderately curved, both blade and handle, disc guard has a reinforcing lip forming a dish, cord wrap is dark green currently - unsure if it always was or has faded, wood handle is split construction I think

Oxtail saber $1000 USD plus shipping

Weight: 1124 grams, 2.478 lbs
Overall Length: 93 cm, 36 5/8"
Center of Gravity / balance pt.: 15.2 cm, 6"
Center of Percussion: 48.26 cm, 19"

Blade Length straight line from point to center of blade base: 73 cm, 28 3/4"
Blade length from base, straight line perpendicular to guard: 72.4 cm, 28 1/2"
Height of point above perpendicular line: 12.7 cm, 5"
Base Blade Width (not thickness): 3.25 cm, 1 1/4"
Widest Blade width (not thickness): 5.45 cm, 2 1/8"
Base thickness: 1 cm, 13/32"
Tip thickness: 0.16 cm, 1/16"

Disc Lip Height: 1.7 cm, 21/36"
Disc Guard Height: 9 cm, 3 1/2"
Disc Guard Width: 8.25 cm, 3 1/4"

Handle Overall Length: 19.3 cm, 7 5/8"
Ferrule Length: 2.5 cm, 1"
Ferrule Height (profile): 3.5 cm, 1 3/8"
Ferrule width (above): 2.2 cm, 7/8"
Grip Length: 12.7 cm, 5"
Pommel cap length incl. peened section: 4.8 cm, 1 7/8"
Pommel cap greatest height (profile): 4.5 cm, 1 3/4"
Pommel cap greatest width (above): 2.85 cm, 1 1/8"

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