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Old 16th January 2019, 07:54 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by kronckew
Polished rayskin is OK for scabbards, it's fairly slick for a grip, the bumpy unpolished is better.
Exactly!

All European and Japanese swords I have with rayskin hilts are unpolished.

I have seen polished rayskin grips on some Chinese swords but I have serious doubts about them.

Genuine antique Chinese fighting swords had generally wrapped textile grips.
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