Late Ching Double Jian

josh stout · 26th August 2008, 07:05 PM

That is a very nice shuang jian. The fittings are all authentic looking, and the horn handle is nicely done. It all looks so new though. Why do you think it is Qing? I don't see any evidence of age. These shuang jian are often targets for reproduction. Lack of pattern welding can be the determining factor.
I saw another jian in your collection that also made me wonder. You have a fushu jian with tortoise shell on the scabbard, but the tortoise shell looks like it is the wrong color. I would be interested to know what you think because I have seen several single and double tortoiseshell fushu jian on eBay recently with wrong color tortoise shell and I have avoided bidding on them. Perhaps I have been wrong, and some were made from a strange yellow tortoise shell, but I doubt it.

Please let me know.
Thanks,
Josh

26th August 2008, 07:05 PM	#2
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	That is a very nice shuang jian. The fittings are all authentic looking, and the horn handle is nicely done. It all looks so new though. Why do you think it is Qing? I don't see any evidence of age. These shuang jian are often targets for reproduction. Lack of pattern welding can be the determining factor. I saw another jian in your collection that also made me wonder. You have a fushu jian with tortoise shell on the scabbard, but the tortoise shell looks like it is the wrong color. I would be interested to know what you think because I have seen several single and double tortoiseshell fushu jian on eBay recently with wrong color tortoise shell and I have avoided bidding on them. Perhaps I have been wrong, and some were made from a strange yellow tortoise shell, but I doubt it. Please let me know. Thanks, Josh