China?Japan?

josh stout · 29th November 2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by freebooter

An excavated Korean piece perhaps......

Korean would be a good guess, but I think the tang would be more angled like a Japanese piece, and have a hole for a peg rather than a peened end. Other than that, the triangular shape to the tang and the general look of the blade could easily suggest Korean.

Does anybody know of Korean examples with a peened tang?
Josh

kahnjar1 · 30th November 2007, 02:11 AM

Although described as a Khmer DHA by the original owner, I am rather inclined to think that is in fact a Cochin Saber (Southern Vietnam). I have not had the handle off so can't tell you what the tang is like, BUT the blade and "Tsuba" look remarkably like what you are showing.

What thoughts?

ZhenjieWu · 1st December 2007, 01:56 PM

Hi everyone
I am sure this is a chinese sword, and I have seen many similar pictures in China. It is true this sword looks like a japanese sword. Actually, this kind of swords were chinese copies of japanese katana, which were only used by a special troop who were fighting against japanese pirates and warriors in south China.
Pay more attention to handle of this sword, you guys can tell the difference between japanese katana and japanese copies.
http://www.zhengzong.cn/html/15/t-715.html

30th November 2007, 02:11 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,797	Another suggestion?? Although described as a Khmer DHA by the original owner, I am rather inclined to think that is in fact a Cochin Saber (Southern Vietnam). I have not had the handle off so can't tell you what the tang is like, BUT the blade and "Tsuba" look remarkably like what you are showing. What thoughts? Attached Images

1st December 2007, 01:56 PM	#3
ZhenjieWu Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	Chinese sword, Ming dynasty(A.D. 1368~A.D. 1683 ) Hi everyone I am sure this is a chinese sword, and I have seen many similar pictures in China. It is true this sword looks like a japanese sword. Actually, this kind of swords were chinese copies of japanese katana, which were only used by a special troop who were fighting against japanese pirates and warriors in south China. Pay more attention to handle of this sword, you guys can tell the difference between japanese katana and japanese copies. http://www.zhengzong.cn/html/15/t-715.html