I have this Dao sword,
It measures about 110 cm, it pretty heavy.
The blade looks pattern welded (damescus steel), and it is sharp.
since the pictures are a little big, i uploaded them to this address:
http://www.geocities.com/blade234k/Dao.html
1) I would like to hear your opinions about this sword, is it original, does it look antique, from what period, where it was probably produced, etc'.
2) how can i tell whether it is really pattern welded or it is ordinary steel with pattern etched upon it?
thanks
Yaniv