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ariel · 22nd June 2022, 05:07 PM

Lee,
I am intrigued by the chape of the second from the top sword: it is very different from what I am accustomed to see on European and Indo-Persian scabbards.
Are there examples of a similar appearance elsewhere except for China? Was it an established Chinese pattern? In other words, where was it invented and was it adopted by other cultures?

Thanks,
Ariel

22nd June 2022, 05:07 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Lee, I am intrigued by the chape of the second from the top sword: it is very different from what I am accustomed to see on European and Indo-Persian scabbards. Are there examples of a similar appearance elsewhere except for China? Was it an established Chinese pattern? In other words, where was it invented and was it adopted by other cultures? Thanks, Ariel