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fenlander · 17th October 2006, 09:34 AM

Hi Ian

Thanks for the help.
Actually dissapointingly none of them contacted me. However the good news is that I have found out what the Chinese sword is. It is either a replica or genuine Shang dynasty chariot sword. As I live in Taiwan it was not to hard to find out. It is exactly the same as a Shang dynsasty chariot sword in one of the museums here. I think however it is a copy but will take it to the museum to get checked out, as it could be a very old copy of the original, or even the original. I suspect however it is a copy but around a 100 years old. At the end of the week I will be going to the museum to confirm. I will keep you posted.

Thanks
Douglas
p.s.
It was actually good they did not contact me as I had to do my own research, this has given me much more knowledge than I would of gained by simply someone telling me what it was.

17th October 2006, 09:34 AM	#15
fenlander Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62	Hi Ian Hi Ian Thanks for the help. Actually dissapointingly none of them contacted me. However the good news is that I have found out what the Chinese sword is. It is either a replica or genuine Shang dynasty chariot sword. As I live in Taiwan it was not to hard to find out. It is exactly the same as a Shang dynsasty chariot sword in one of the museums here. I think however it is a copy but will take it to the museum to get checked out, as it could be a very old copy of the original, or even the original. I suspect however it is a copy but around a 100 years old. At the end of the week I will be going to the museum to confirm. I will keep you posted. Thanks Douglas p.s. It was actually good they did not contact me as I had to do my own research, this has given me much more knowledge than I would of gained by simply someone telling me what it was.