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Old 28th September 2011, 09:18 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by sadakichi
Attached are photos of a sword that I'm trying to identify. I thought Tibetan but in Stone's, p.594 #20, is a similar style called Chinese. Most odd is the guard being cupped-shaped. Can anyone shine some light on this for me? My area is in Japanese swords, but these kind of things are also fascinating. Looks like a real sword, not a tourist item.

Ron
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Hi Ron,
Do you mean Dao?

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