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LK Chen Forge Chinese Song dynasty hand dao sword SHARP PRACTICAL BATTLE READY

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Tokai, Southern Suburbs
For Sale By:Owner
Description
Recorded in the Song dynasty military manual, "The essential summary of military affairs" were illustrations of standard military weapons including 8 Daos (single edge swords)
Seven were bladed polearms and a single handed dao with the caption "Hand Dao".
Here we offer a 1:1 replica of a rare and well preserved, Song Hand Dao.
Song Hand Dao is primarily a single handed wide blade dao. This specimen has a longer handle such that the dao can be wielded with 2 hands if needed.
Song Hand Dao is powerful, thick and stout and one of the first Chinese wide bladed dao. This Song Hand Dao is fitted with a Ring at the hilt following a long tradition started 1000 years before with the Han Dao.


Specifications
Sword only weight: approx. 1117 g (2 lb. 7.4 oz)
Blade Length: 65.5 cm (25.78")
Handle Length: 18 cm (7.0")
Ring Length: 4.0 cm (1.58")
Total Length: 89 cm (35.0")
POB from hand guard : 16 cm (6.3")

Gradual widening
Width at hand guard: 37.5 mm (1.47")
Width at tip: 39 mm (1.54")
Thickness at hand guard approx.: 7.0 mm
Thickness near the tip approx. : 4.7 mm
Blade cross section profile: triangular wedge shape
Blade length wide profile: wide straight blade,

Steel
T10 Tungsten-Vanadium High Speed Tool Steel.
Element %
Carbon 0.95-1.04
Silicon <=0.35
Manganese <=0.40
Phosphorus <=0.035
Sulfur <=0.030
Tungsten <= 0.30
Vanadium <= 0.02
Chromium <=0.25
Nickel <=0.20
Copper <=0.25
Molybdenum <= 0.20

Clay tempered differential heat treatment in clay furnace.
The traditional clay clad differential heat treatment will bring out a beautiful straight Hamon
and hard cutting edge around HRC 56 with a resilient spine with HRC around 40-45.


Fittings
Blackened Iron fittings, Cord wrapped handle.

Scabbard
High quality white wood scabbard.
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