Chinese Swordsticks

[Iliad]

I bought these via internet auction and never met the vendor in person. To the best of my recollection, he said that he had purchased these in Singapore about 30 - 40 years ago.
The blades are 4-sided and the tips are needle-sharp. I suspect that the shinier one of the two may have been cleaned at some time, hence looking newer. The shiny one is 3 cm longer than the other.
I think that I will have to accept that these did not come from the Forbidden City, but are later reproductions. Sad about that, as I had hoped that they were long-lost treasures and that museums from around the world would offer me large sums of money for them. (Sigh).
Brian (Iliad)