Can anyone give me any information on LungChuan swords? I'm assuming that they had quite a history and reputation, although I really know nothing about them.
Thanks so much in advance.
Cheers,
Gene Wong.
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Hi,
Can anyone give me any information on LungChuan swords? I'm assuming that they had quite a history and reputation, although I really know nothing about them.
Thanks so much in advance.
Cheers,
Gene Wong.
Can anyone give me any information on LungChuan swords? I'm assuming that they had quite a history and reputation, although I really know nothing about them.
Thanks so much in advance.
Cheers,
Gene Wong.
You mean the modern ones that are nothing more than garbage ? Or the history of longchuan itself ?
QUOTE(Wujiang @ Nov 25 2005, 09:53 AM) [snapback]4772507[/snapback]
You mean the modern ones that are nothing more than garbage ? Or the history of longchuan itself ?
I mean the "authentic" historical swords and their history.
Most of what you see today is tourist trash, though I believe that Longquan produced quite famous swords during the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties...
I myself have a Qing Short Jian from Longquan.
But, as far as I can tell, putting Longquan in front of the name of a sword today doesn't mean its quality is necessarily going to be good, but it DOES mean that the price will shoot up like a hundred bucks :B
But, it's not as if all Longquan swords are trash today. Many are, but not because it's Longquan- but more because people can get away with just putting it as a prefix for more money, hence a lack of incentive to make better quality swords.
Mr. Zhou Zhengwu, of Zheng Wu Tang ( www.zhengwutang.com ) is based in Longquan, I think. His swords are of rather nice quality.
I myself have a Qing Short Jian from Longquan.
But, as far as I can tell, putting Longquan in front of the name of a sword today doesn't mean its quality is necessarily going to be good, but it DOES mean that the price will shoot up like a hundred bucks :B
But, it's not as if all Longquan swords are trash today. Many are, but not because it's Longquan- but more because people can get away with just putting it as a prefix for more money, hence a lack of incentive to make better quality swords.
Mr. Zhou Zhengwu, of Zheng Wu Tang ( www.zhengwutang.com ) is based in Longquan, I think. His swords are of rather nice quality.
QUOTE(Yang Zongbao @ Nov 25 2005, 11:53 AM) [snapback]4772533[/snapback]
Most of what you see today is tourist trash, though I believe that Longquan produced quite famous swords during the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties...
I myself have a Qing Short Jian from Longquan.
But, as far as I can tell, putting Longquan in front of the name of a sword today doesn't mean its quality is necessarily going to be good, but it DOES mean that the price will shoot up like a hundred bucks :B
But, it's not as if all Longquan swords are trash today. Many are, but not because it's Longquan- but more because people can get away with just putting it as a prefix for more money, hence a lack of incentive to make better quality swords.
Mr. Zhou Zhengwu, of Zheng Wu Tang ( www.zhengwutang.com ) is based in Longquan, I think. His swords are of rather nice quality.
I myself have a Qing Short Jian from Longquan.
But, as far as I can tell, putting Longquan in front of the name of a sword today doesn't mean its quality is necessarily going to be good, but it DOES mean that the price will shoot up like a hundred bucks :B
But, it's not as if all Longquan swords are trash today. Many are, but not because it's Longquan- but more because people can get away with just putting it as a prefix for more money, hence a lack of incentive to make better quality swords.
Mr. Zhou Zhengwu, of Zheng Wu Tang ( www.zhengwutang.com ) is based in Longquan, I think. His swords are of rather nice quality.
Again, thanks for the information. My sole time-frame is 1800-1911. Therefore, only the original swords are of interest to me. I have armed one of my characters with not one but two swords. I simply wanted some indication that my fictional interpretation had at least some empirical basis in fact. I do think that the traditional Lungchuan swords were excellent.
Your input is much appreciated.
Ciao,
Gene.
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