LK Chen – Striking Eagle Chu Jian
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$489.99
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- Folded 1065 carbon steel and T8 High-Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 58 3/4''
- Weight
- 2 lb 6.8 oz
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
- Era
- Han Dynasty
Overview
LK Chen - Striking Eagle Chu Jian
The Striking Eagle sword is the longest two-handed Chu-style Jian crafted by LK Chen. Such a sword would have to be crafted by a skilled bladesmith and these would have been wielded by warriors who were masters of the sword; with skilled technique even this large sword is deceptively quick and agile and its repertoire of period techniques emphasized quick thrusts that could quickly cover distance coupled with tight, close-in cuts and slashes. This recreation is modeled after the long-bladed double-handed swords used over 2,000 years ago by warriors of the Kingdom of Chu and the striking eagle takes its dimensions from the longest Jian known which was excavated from the tomb of King Zhao Mo.
The finely crafted blade is crafted from folded 1065 and T8 high carbon steel with a hardness of 55-58 HRc and a spring temper. The guard and pommel are fine cast from brass and the guard is an exacting replica of an ancient original with a design in the stylized form of an eagle’s beak. The long grip gives impressive leverage and counter-balance to the long blade and is of wood which is tightly bound in black cord and further overlaid with contrasting white cord. The scabbard is crafted from wood with a lacquered finish and completed with brass fittings.
Please note: Scabbard may some minor cosmetic blemishes such as scuffs and indentations.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
- Era
- Han Dynasty
- Pommel
- Pinned
- Overall Length
- 58 3/4''
- Blade Length
- 41 3/4''
- Blade
- Folded 1065 carbon steel and T8 High-Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 2 lb 6.8 oz
- Edge
- Very Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 5 1/4''
- Thickness
- 6.7 mm - 3 mm
- Width
- 30.7 mm
- Grip Length
- 15 1/2"
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- China
- Type
- Jian
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Chinese "Greatswords" - Roaring Dragon & Striking Eagle by LK Chen
2200-Yr-Old Chinese Zweihander - LK Chen Striking Eagle Review w/ Ballistic Gel Human Analog Cutting
The Maker
LK Chen
LK Chen produces faithful recreations of historical Chinese swords and weapons  with highly precise blade geometry and balance. They take great efforts to adhere to the authenticity of a weapon and its particular historical era in order to produce the most accurate recreations available.
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Absolutely excellent sword. Extremely well-designed, nicely sharpened, and beautiful to boot. Despite being very long, both in the blade and in the grip, it’s shocking how easy it is to move this sword around. Highly recommend this sword if it grabs your attention.
My full review is available here: https://youtu.be/oN1a4WmAjgE
Awesome sword! See my video review at the link below.
Soaring Eagle – LK Chen – Chinese Zweihander
https://youtu.be/-pBsrbZm93Q
This is a an excellent weapon. As always LK Chen has produced a very high quality weapon. It is very similar to the Roaring Dragon Chu Jian. Very comfortable to hold and use. I primarily use my swords for technique and forms training and appreciate the attention to detail and balance of this weapon. I have several of their weapons in my collection and am glad to have been able to add this one as well.