Second Taiwanese Aboriginal Sword for discussion

KuKulzA28 · 5th June 2013, 06:21 AM

Looks like a typical Paiwan blade to me.

They say the "sheath needs a pillow to rest on, and so that's what the box is"...

The box does keep the main part of the sheath and blade off the surface though, so perhaps it helps keep the blade from lying in moist dirt and becoming rusted...

Also, SOMETIMEs that box is hollow, and can be a small compartment for storing something, like string, or flint, or a tiny carving blade, or a charm, or whatever...

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!

drac2k · 25th June 2013, 11:48 PM

Hello,
I think I met Rsword at the Raleigh NC show. I would like to offer my one example of a Taiwanese Aboriginal sword. I would have missed it had I not seen the movie "Warriors of the Rainbow;" and as such I recognized what it was and was able to purchase it. The sword has a fairly substantial blade that measures approximately 20-1/2 inches in length and has a width at the base of approximately 2-1/4 inches; it appears to be a real fighting weapon.
Thanks to this forum I think I've found a Taiwanese shield which I am currently trying to convince its current owner that it would be better in my collection!

RSWORD · 26th June 2013, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by drac2k

Hello,
I think I met Rsword at the Raleigh NC show. I would like to offer my one example of a Taiwanese Aboriginal sword. I would have missed it had I not seen the movie "Warriors of the Rainbow;" and as such I recognized what it was and was able to purchase it. The sword has a fairly substantial blade that measures approximately 20-1/2 inches in length and has a width at the base of approximately 2-1/4 inches; it appears to be a real fighting weapon.
Thanks to this forum I think I've found a Taiwanese shield which I am currently trying to convince its current owner that it would be better in my collection!

Yes, that was me! Welcome to the forum and I believe you do indeed have a nice example of a Taiwanese aboriginal sword. I have had several people mention that the "Warriors of the Rainbow" is an excellent movie so I need to track down a copy to watch. Good find with this sword!

25th June 2013, 11:48 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Another aboriginal Taiwanese sword Hello, I think I met Rsword at the Raleigh NC show. I would like to offer my one example of a Taiwanese Aboriginal sword. I would have missed it had I not seen the movie "Warriors of the Rainbow;" and as such I recognized what it was and was able to purchase it. The sword has a fairly substantial blade that measures approximately 20-1/2 inches in length and has a width at the base of approximately 2-1/4 inches; it appears to be a real fighting weapon. Thanks to this forum I think I've found a Taiwanese shield which I am currently trying to convince its current owner that it would be better in my collection! Attached Images

5th June 2013, 06:21 AM	#1
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Looks like a typical Paiwan blade to me. They say the "sheath needs a pillow to rest on, and so that's what the box is"... The box does keep the main part of the sheath and blade off the surface though, so perhaps it helps keep the blade from lying in moist dirt and becoming rusted... Also, SOMETIMEs that box is hollow, and can be a small compartment for storing something, like string, or flint, or a tiny carving blade, or a charm, or whatever...

5th June 2013, 02:43 PM	#2
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!