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Hi guys,
I'd like to show off one piece of my sword collection. It's name is the Dragons. It was made about 3 months ago in Longquan, China by a sword workshop that has more than 100 years of history.
The sword is 40"/102cm long, with the blade at 30"/77cm. The weight is 2.64 lb/1.2 kg. Double blade.
It is a traditional 3-plate forge - softer/harder/softer, and cool water heat treatment. The purpose of doing so is to have a blade that is harder at the cutting edge while remaining flexible at the spines. Since it was 100% hand forged, we can see beautiful but subtle forge lines in the blade.
Traditionally the Chinese do not like to show off the so called "Damascus", so they don't acid-bath the blade. Instead they polish the blade to a high shine so the "Damascus" is almost invisible. You have to look at the blade against good lighting to see it.
Here are some pictures:
I'd like to show off one piece of my sword collection. It's name is the Dragons. It was made about 3 months ago in Longquan, China by a sword workshop that has more than 100 years of history.
The sword is 40"/102cm long, with the blade at 30"/77cm. The weight is 2.64 lb/1.2 kg. Double blade.
It is a traditional 3-plate forge - softer/harder/softer, and cool water heat treatment. The purpose of doing so is to have a blade that is harder at the cutting edge while remaining flexible at the spines. Since it was 100% hand forged, we can see beautiful but subtle forge lines in the blade.
Traditionally the Chinese do not like to show off the so called "Damascus", so they don't acid-bath the blade. Instead they polish the blade to a high shine so the "Damascus" is almost invisible. You have to look at the blade against good lighting to see it.
Here are some pictures:
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