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Andrew, if you want an absolutely gorgeous TaiChi Sword, and that is what the "Green Dragon" sword appeared to be, then look here
http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/cas/tai.html It is the Hanwei TaiChi by Paul CHen. He is an individual who, without any involvement of the Chinese Communist government, but with American investment, set up a factory in Hanwei, Manchuria, to manufacture swords. His first products were Japanese swords of varying quality, but I have heard that they have become a good sword for what you pay. He has branched out and noe sells beautiful Damascus(sic) blades for quite reasonable prices. They are pounded out of old railway tracks! His heat treat on the Viking "Godfred" sword was, initially, somewhat lacking, but I have heard that the current ones are vastly improved. I have heard that the TaiChi Sword, also beautiful Damascus(really pattern-welded) is equally well heat-treated. In any case, it is beautiful, and $357.95+shipping for a pattern-welded sword is really quite reasonable.
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Walk in the Light,
Hugh Fuller
http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/cas/tai.html It is the Hanwei TaiChi by Paul CHen. He is an individual who, without any involvement of the Chinese Communist government, but with American investment, set up a factory in Hanwei, Manchuria, to manufacture swords. His first products were Japanese swords of varying quality, but I have heard that they have become a good sword for what you pay. He has branched out and noe sells beautiful Damascus(sic) blades for quite reasonable prices. They are pounded out of old railway tracks! His heat treat on the Viking "Godfred" sword was, initially, somewhat lacking, but I have heard that the current ones are vastly improved. I have heard that the TaiChi Sword, also beautiful Damascus(really pattern-welded) is equally well heat-treated. In any case, it is beautiful, and $357.95+shipping for a pattern-welded sword is really quite reasonable.
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Walk in the Light,
Hugh Fuller
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You could, as had been said, have one made. But i'd imagine it'd be quite costly
I'm trying to track down a tai-chi sword that looks close, but I'm not having a whole lot of luck
I'm trying to track down a tai-chi sword that looks close, but I'm not having a whole lot of luck
Uhhh not to be picky or anything but "Tai Chi sword" is somewhat of a misnomer. "Tai Chi" denotes a general style (theres Chen, Yang, Wu, Sun, etc styles of Tai Chi) but not necessarialy the type of sword in question. Lots of other Chinese martial art styles use the type of sword being refered to as well. Its just that Tai Chi, Yang style in particular, got some fame for the use of that type of sword. The basic Chinese double edged straight sword should probably just be called the "Jian" (in mandarin) or "Gim" (in Cantonese).
Tai Chi styles also commonly use various versions of the Chinese Dao (saber or "knife"--literal translation) also, so by calling a sword a "Tai Chi" sword it may not always be clear as to which type of sword one is refering to.
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well since there's more terminology than I bargained for, look here: http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/45-56wu32.html
After close inspection, I have concluded that the Green Destiny was made around a sword much like this. The hand guard is simply two intricately carved metal plates attached to the sword with either screws or whatever. The pommel was replaced with another piece or simply drilled into, then carved.
The design on the blade was not actually etched in but painted. I have the movie recorded and I cant find any pictures that show the blade having any depth (the etchings on it, that is). That and just painting it on would be so much more cost effective for the prop masters.
After close inspection, I have concluded that the Green Destiny was made around a sword much like this. The hand guard is simply two intricately carved metal plates attached to the sword with either screws or whatever. The pommel was replaced with another piece or simply drilled into, then carved.
The design on the blade was not actually etched in but painted. I have the movie recorded and I cant find any pictures that show the blade having any depth (the etchings on it, that is). That and just painting it on would be so much more cost effective for the prop masters.