Nice Piece Brian
Great sword Brian and very well kept.
Brian, a very nice clean example and worthy of any collection.
I think your dating would be correct; some where between 1880-1920 would be a fair guess.
Known as a Manchu Dao/Manchurian Sabre, yours and the ones I present below for comparison all exhibit the downward curving grip with horse hoof pommel and all with "Ox Tail" style blades.
As I have expressed in the past, I would love to have it in my collection as a comparison piece. Should you ever wish to export it to Australia, let me know, we take in a lot of Kiwis here :-) It would receive a warm welcome and be surrounded by like minded and styled individuals in my weapons rack.
All the best and thanks for presenting this Brian.
Gav
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