New Han Jian! part 2

Got my new sword! Got my new sword! Got my new sword!

Ok, so I'm a bit excited.

Technically this is more a replacement sword than a "new" one, since the last one I got from Jin Shi was deemed defective by Garrett Chan, the business owner. He insisted I get a replacement that was built to standard... and boy is it.

I plan on doing a more formal review of this later, but I just wanted to give you guys my first impressions of it. So far, I'm pretty impressed.


Soundtrack:

Bonobo - Light Pattern

E-Rule - Synopsis (instrumental)

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Tags:

• jian
• chinese
• sword
• han
• dynasty
• jin
• shi
• Jinshi
• garrett
• chan

[Pumpkin4life]

@ Swordsage, do you know where I can get one of those Changdao? I first saw them in age of empires III, they are very long blades used as an anti cav weapon... They look really really good and I don't know where to get one. In fact, just finding a good pic on google is hard :(

Plz enlighten me Mr Sage ^^

[Swordsage]

Ah, good old changdao. They're awesome, aren't they?

Yeah, they can be a bit hard to find, but not to hard. These days, people tend to call them miaodao, (or miao dao), even though that's a bit of a misnomer. Search for miaodao, and I'm sure you\ll find what you're looking for. :) Just make sure if you're buying one to get the longer changdao variety, and not the actual republican era blades that are the actual miaodao. You'll be able to tell the difference.

[Damienx247]

Hey, just wanted to know what Chinese sword styles use long/ two-handed swords?

[Swordsage]

Tai and Bagua tend to use longer swords with their styles, and from what I've seen, they're pretty much two-handers, though I've seen them used with one hand for the most part. Mantis uses two handed styles though, complete with a two handed grip. Chi family tong bei also uses a two handed style.

Here are a few examples:

watch?v=lOXPZLHpn8M (a Mantis form)

watch?v=XKxH2R_xWXo (a Tong Bei form)

watch?v=jM71tGZ_Y6Q (a bagua form. I LOVE this one)

[Connected2U2]

Good to see the replacement showed up and is everything + more of the first.

You might want to point out again that this sword was custom built to your specs (round handle and near flush hand guard) because that's not everyone's style.

And throw in a link to Garrett site. ; )

[Swordsage]

I will, and I'm also going to do a formal review where I lay out everything needed to contact Garrett.

[liquifex]

Asian blades are so win.....I'd love to grab a few English or Roman, but when the time comes I always go Asian, haha. They're all works of art. From Japan and China to Korean blades....they're literally works of art. When they're not in use, they look amazing on a wall and add class, instead of a garbage wall-hanger.

[liquifex]

One thing I've noticed on your swords (and no where else on Jin-shi), your new blade has less 'pommel' showing. Know what I mean? The old one has like a half inch more pommel that would give you access to the mekugi pin. Is that a problem for you?

[liquifex]

I collect Katana exclusively, but I always wanted a quality Chinese blade. I've been look at Jin-Shi for over a year and have had my eye on the HanDynasty Jian as well. I'm just trying to decide on Mono or Folded.....I'd love my only Chinese blade to be folded, but you know the deal, i'd hate to scratch it.....That's my only decision, now that I decided to buy one. Blargh

[dynastyflygon]

hey, how well does the sword fit in the sheath? does it fall out when you hold the sheath at an angle?

[salmanaza]

were did u get ur jian from

[zhengguoguangxi]

中文名是：汉剑

[Kniitte]

lol i love your voice xD but anywho, im too lazy to look thru your channel but do you make a review for wushu swords D:

[Pumpkin4life]

Ahhh! Thx ^^

First thing first, ill get a part time job to buy a han sword then the miao dao comes next. Hehe :D