Second Taiwanese Aboriginal Sword for discussion

yuanzhumin · 5th June 2013, 02:43 PM

Well said, Kukulza, this is another typical Paiwan blade!

Well, Rick, these three knives are very similar despite some slight differences. The fact is that the first and the third are closer to a formal type. First because there is a whole snake carved on the whole length of the scabbard (as I said the hundred pace snake is not a symbol that every Paiwan men can display as it is the main ancestor of the nobility), and also because on the last sword, we can see a kind of ring added on the open side.

Congratulations once more!

5th June 2013, 02:43 PM	#4
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Well said, Kukulza, this is another typical Paiwan blade! Well, Rick, these three knives are very similar despite some slight differences. The fact is that the first and the third are closer to a formal type. First because there is a whole snake carved on the whole length of the scabbard (as I said the hundred pace snake is not a symbol that every Paiwan men can display as it is the main ancestor of the nobility), and also because on the last sword, we can see a kind of ring added on the open side. Congratulations once more!