03-20-2021, 09:30 PM
The dao has a ring pommel and I can see the side plates of the handle. It doesn't look like it would disassemble easily.
The jian pommels are solid caps that don't betray how they are attached. I haven't tried to unscrew them. It's solid and I don't want to mess with it. The fittings are solid tooled brass (cast guard, pommel and scabbard end cap for the Chu - or maybe finely machined - the relief images are really crisp so I'm leaning towards the latter).
The jian pommels are solid caps that don't betray how they are attached. I haven't tried to unscrew them. It's solid and I don't want to mess with it. The fittings are solid tooled brass (cast guard, pommel and scabbard end cap for the Chu - or maybe finely machined - the relief images are really crisp so I'm leaning towards the latter).
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