Dadao?

*Cho*

*Cho*

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I was wondering if any of you have happen to see a Chinese / Korean movie called Musa the Warrior?

I have been trying to find pictures of one of the swords in the movie. I can't remember the characters name, but he was the the generals (Choi Jung) right hand man. He had a large sword, or knife, I believe which is called Dadao. I am not sure if it is actually a Dadao because it seem much larger.

If anyone has seen this movie would you be able to clarify this for me? or if you know about Dadaos do they vary in size?

Thanks

*Cho* :D
 
well, comparing my current production "dadao" to "dao", they are usually larger than your "dao", so there's your "da" part. and from the "dadao"s I have, both reproductions from Cold Steel and Hanwei forge, the two are rather similar in dimension. taken into consideration that the originals are meant to be easy to make and issue, i'd imagine it had some variation but not much, in other words, yes, dimensions most likely stayed within parameters, but what those are will likely to vary from locale to locale.

hmmm...not the most clear post i've made, hope I didn't make it worse.
 
Any post is a good post, I was beginning to think no one would post.

You said you own the Hanwei Dadao? How do you like? I am considering buying it possible as early as this Saturday. I have had my eye on it for a very long time.
 
in a word, functional but bland. I like their wrap better than cold steel, but the blade itself could use a little more finishing touch.

the cold steel is more expensive, but also looks much better. let me put it this way, suppose you hang both on the wall, 9 of 10 would go to the cold steel one first, but if you don't care about appearance, it's perfectly serviceable especially if you can find a good deal.
 
comparing my current production "dadao" to "dao", they are usually larger than your "dao", so there's your "da" part
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"Da" in Mandarin Chinese, pronounced with a falling inflection, means "big". "Dao" means knife (forgot the inflection).
 
da = fourth tone (high falling intonation)
dao = first tone (solid high intonation)

Same character as "to"/"katana" in Japanese.

EDIT: Awww, he beat me to it! :D
 
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