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Originally Posted by Sajen
Hello Benny.lee can you elaborate please. 
Are you able to read the mark at the tang? What tell us this inscription? What you can tell us about this sword?
Agree, a very interesting discussion. 
Roland, are you going to restore the handle?
Regards,
Detlef |
Thank you for sure.
The inscription "1754" is a calendar, a 60 year cycle
On Chinese sword metal forging, the ancient no high temperature furnace, with charcoal as fuel, mixed with iron sand, after many times forging hammers
Posted pictures of the Ming Dynasty sword