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Chinese Short Sword, Gilded Blade 400-300 BC
Guns International #: 101340248 Seller's Inventory #: 15769
Category: Edged Weapons Pre 1900 - Collectibles - Asian
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
A very early Chinese Warring States Period (c.400-300 BC) bronze sword. The hilt of tubular form with a well-defined flared pommel measuring approximately 1.6" in diamter. The 11/14" gilded blade with a strong medial ridge. Overall length 14.97" guard width 2.1". This sword belongs to a well-defined group known to have been made in China between C. 400 and 300 BC, examples of which are preserved in numerous museum collections. For similar examples see Max Loehr, "Chinese Bronze Age Weapons" (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press), PP> 77, 196-197, 202,203, PL. XXXVII (No. 93), P. XXXVIII (No. 100).
SOLD
Manufacturer: Chinese
Model: Sword