Chinese? Type name?

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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
STL

Hi Ron,
Do you mean Dao?

Best
Gene