Handmade Jian Chinese Sword Folded Steel Carved Dragon Brass Fittings

This is the traditional Chinese Warring States Longyin jian(龙吟剑). The dragon is a mysterious animal in ancient Chinese legends. The dragon is a symbol of imperial power and status, and has a supreme status. The blade is eight-sided and is highly polished forge folded steel, creating beautiful grain like patterns in the steel. Using the fold forging method was to tranaform iron in to high quality steel and make the blade more strong. The scabbard and handle are masterfully made with ebondy wood. A black silk cord is tied around the upper half of the scabbard with a handcrafted carrying clip with a dragon motif. The guard is also handcrafted brass, and displays two symmetrical dragons. The pommel has a dragon motif, also of brass. The scabbard throat has been seamlessly fitted to the guard. The sword is a high quality jian that shows excellent forging.

Handmade Jian Chinese Sword Folded Steel Carved Dragon Brass Fittings/Ebony Scabbard Feature:

• HanBon Forge Handmade Chinese Warring States Sword
• Chinese replica history sword
• Eight-sided folded damascus carbon steel blade
• Full Tang, Fully hand polished
• Heated treated and oil quenched blade
• Carved dragon-shaped brass guard, fittings
• Top quality ebondy wood handle, scabbard
• Can be fully disassembled and assembled
• Sword comes in a silk sword bag.

Chinese Jian Size:

Overall length: 80 cm

Blade length: 54 cm

Blade width: 3.5 cm

Handle length: 21cm

Scabbard length: 58 cm

Weight (with Scabbard): 1.8 kg

weight (without sheath) : 1.0 kg