LK Chen – Ming Disc Guard Cutting Jian
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel
- Overall Length
- 36 3/8"
- Weight
- 1 lb 15 oz
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
- Era
- Ming Dynasty
Overview
LK Chen - Ming Disc Guard Cutting Jian
LK Chen's Disc Guard Cutting Jian is a fine reproduction of the mid to late Ming Dynasty Jian and it is a joy to hold and to use thanks to LK Chen exhaustively recreating the dimensions from a historical original. Quick and responsive, the sword feels like a natural extension of the arm thanks to its careful and attentive balancing. The wide and durable blade with its rounded tip is optimized for swift cuts and slashes and its blade is impressively distal tapered to ensure it has a strong base and balanced performance. Sharp and tempered, the blade is forged from GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel (a steel similar to 5160 high carbon steel) with a tempered hardness of 54-55 HRc.
These later Ming Jian have a boldly formed pommel that is of a lighter, open metalwork design. Its ornamentation is deliberately simple, but still expressive. The guard is quite large and gives excellent hand protection and the blade is the ideal length for an well-rounded sword that can be used both in open or confined spaces or situations. The tang is fitted to the pommel by a pommel tab that is riveted to the tang and wood grip. That grip is then tightly bound in genuine blue rayskin to complete the sword. The guard and pommel are both crafted from stainless steel with an antiqued gray iron finish.
The scabbard for the sword is crafted to fit from wood which is then wrapped in faux leather and completed with antiqued stainless steel fittings to match.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
- Era
- Ming Dynasty
- Pommel
- Integrated
- Overall Length
- 36 3/8"
- Blade Length
- 27 1/2"
- Blade
- GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel
- Weight
- 1 lb 15 oz
- Edge
- Very Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 4"
- Thickness
- 6.6 mm - 1.9 mm
- Width
- 35.4 mm
- Grip Length
- 5"
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- China
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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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Why does a Chinese sword have Japanese Tsuba for a guard?
The other reviewer is ignorant. Chinese swords have had disc guards for a very long time. Pay no heed to someone stupid enough to down rate a sword just because they don’t understand it.
This sword is very well balanced, agile, and moves so fast. It lives up to it’s name and cuts very well! The shape and grip on the ray skin handle is comfortable and grippy, and the pommel is large but not intrusive in movement. I really like the blue they used for the handle and scabbard, and it lets the iron fittings show nicely. The blade has a diamond cross section, and some nice flex. At this point I’ve only cut water bottles, and I was so impressed when it made contact, it felt like nothing was there. I can’t wait to try some tatami rolls with this bad boy.
*For the review asking about the disc guard, it is not a Japanese tsuba, but actually a very common Chinese design from the Ming dynasty. SBG has some pictures of antique and current versions from LK Chen and other manufacturers.
Beautiful, well balanced, cuts super well. It’s a must have