Description: The Silver Swallow Miao Dao is an powerful, long-bladed sword that not only delivers excellent cutting power, but is also impressively agile, swift, and well balanced for its size. The slender and gently curving blade strikes is well suited for sweeping cuts and capable puncturing thrusts. The blade has a thickened, pipe-back spine which quickly narrows to a long and thin blade profile with a subtle hollow grind; a form that gives it a strong, durable spine and a thinned cutting plane for slicing into and through the target with ease. LK Chen’s Miao Dao takes its elegant form both from the double-handed long military sabers of the Ming Dynasty and melds it with elements of the Qing army long saber and the Miao Dao of 20th century Chinese martial arts. This makes it a fine sword for recreating the drills of Ming Dynasty long saber fighting manuals or the martial arts routines of the 20th century Miao Dao. The tempered and sharpened blade is crafted from 65 Mn high carbon steel with a final hardness of 54-55 HRc. The hilt is both simple and elegant with a guard and pommel cap of steel and a grip of smoothly polished Jichimu wood. The sword is paired with a matching wooden scabbard with steel fittings and two hanging rings. Very sharp. Comes with sword bag. Specifications Sword only weight: approx. 1554 g (3 lb. 6.8 oz) Blade length: 101 cm (39.76") Handle length: 47 cm (18.5") Total length: 148 cm (58.3") Gradual tapering Width at hand guard: 35 mm, Width at tip: 25 mm Thickness: 9.0 mm at the guard 6.25 mm at 55 cm (21") from guard (middle) 3..0 mm at 3.5 cm (1") from the tip POB: 9 cm (3.54") from hand guard Profile: pipe back round ridge with shallow hollow ground blade GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel (Compare to AISI/SAE 5160 spring steel) Element % 60Si2MnA AISI/SAE 5160 Carbon 0.56-0.64 0.56-0.61 Silicon 1.60-2.00 0.15-0.35 Manganese 0.60-0.90 0.75-1.00 Phosphorus <=0.030 <=0.035 Sulfur <=0.030 <=0.040 Chromium <=0.35 0.70-0.90 Nickel <=0.35 <=0.25 Superior heat treatment: Hardness 53-55 HRC.
Price: 375 USD
Location: Billings, Montana
End Time: 2024-12-07T23:25:03.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Blade Material: Carbon Steel
Brand: LK Chen
Handedness: Double-Handed
Type: Dao
Color: Brown
Style: Chinese
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Handle Material: Wood
