"Dwarf" sword

[Straelbora]

I was just in Chicago and since my wife is from China, every time we're there, we end up in Chinatown to eat. We stopped at a souvenir shop that was going out of business and I picked up one of these:

http://www.chinasamuraisword.com/china- ... p-375.html

It's a 'Warring States period Chinese sword.' The blade is 21 inches, and it's got a lot of geometric patterns to it. It's also pretty heavy for its size (I haven't weighed it yet.) The Chinese characters on the crossguard and scabbard are ancient Chinese characters and not that legible, so unless you're an Eastern sword type expert, to me, nothing about it screams "Chinese" or "Asian" like a typical Tai Chi sword or katana would.

Its size and look, for me, makes it seem like a Dwarf longsword that serves well as a short sword in the hands of a Man.

Bonus is that it had a $300 price tag on it and the guy wanted $150 until he heard that I could speak some Mandarin, and then he knocked another $50 off the price! And it came with a cool box.

[Peter Remling]

I've seen a pic of one of those somewhere. I like the look, nice find.

[Greg]

That, sir, is begging to be re-hilted as a Dwarf Blade. For serious. Maybe toss some runes on the blade saying "Telchar Made Me", etc.

Looks cool!

[Straelbora]

That, sir, is begging to be re-hilted as a Dwarf Blade. For serious. Maybe toss some runes on the blade saying "Telchar Made Me", etc.

Looks cool!

Yeah, that's the first thing I thought when I saw it.

[Ringulf]

You know I have had one of the "Hero" swords from the Jet li movie and I never really saw it in that light until I saw a version of it that is styled after this one, that was green and brown and was call the sword of the Northern Ranger. I may fiddle around with the one I have now that you mention it, it could be fun!

[RikJohnson]

I'm a little leary of any company that advertises "Full Hand Forged Folded Damascus Samurai Katana Tanto Sword"

How many discrepencies can you find in that description?

[Straelbora]

I'm a little leary of any company that advertises "Full Hand Forged Folded Damascus Samurai Katana Tanto Sword"

How many discrepencies can you find in that description?

Funny. The sword I have is actually nice quality.

[swordlover]

I've managed to get a few swords from here http://www.swordsoftheeast.com/ with no issues, might be worth a look for other members looking for an affordable sword

[Ringulf]

Took mine apart the other day stripped it and I am reworking it as we spoke of earlier. Mine, unfortunately, is not a very good quality sword, but will make an interesting costume peice or wall hanger. The style conjures up some very dwarven images though I must say. It was also purchased in China town in New York by my son who is a big Jet Li fan and came to me as many of his peices do. (that is the attention span of youth...I wonder if he will grow out of it? It didn't work for me! )

[RikJohnson]

sometimes, the ads are simply an effort to cover all search perameters.

often the sites are simply lazy. I have an old pre-Criterion copy of Rashomon, possibly the worlds best movie. It was made in Japan, but translated Japanese-to-Chinese then Chinese-to-Malasian then Malasian-to-English. The beginning of the film ,they actually tried to translate but by halfway-point, you'd have a long conversation translated as 'get them'.

And many are simply deceitful. Advertising a 'historic hand-folded stainless steel kataka"

So although the deals are out there (and I've found a few), it is always a good idea to check it out before you sign that check.