LK Chen – Flying Phoenix Han Jian
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$449.99
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- Every blade inspected before shipping
- 30-day returns
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 1060 High Carbon and T9 Steel
- Overall Length
- 42 1/8''
- Weight
- 1 lb 10.3 oz
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
- Era
- Han Dynasty
Overview
LK Chen - Flying Phoenix Han Jian
The Flying Phoenix Jian by LK Chen replicates the classic Han Jian design which was optimized for the swiftest ‘’Thrust’’ and ‘’Strike’’ techniques of contemporary Chinese swordsmanship. The blade is forged from 1060 and T9 high carbon steel which was skillfully folded into a single blade by the bladesmith. The sharpened blade has a spring-tempered hardness of 55-58 HRc and its diamond-cross section gives it a fine compromise for both cutting and thrusting ability.
The guard and pommel are finely cast from brass in traditional Han stylings and the wood guard is tightly bound in black cord. The scabbard is crafted from lacquered wood with a brass suspension loop.
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
- 42 1/8''
- Blade Length
- 33 5/16''
- Blade
- 1060 High Carbon and T9 Steel
- Weight
- 1 lb 10.3 oz
- Edge
- Very Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 5 3/4''
- Thickness
- 6.5 mm - 2.9 mm
- Width
- 31.1 mm
- Grip Length
- 8"
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- China
- Type
- Jian
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The head of LK 5——Flying Phoenix Han Jian 五剑之首——飞凤击刺汉剑
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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Given that there are no reviews for this piece, I will give my opinion. I bought directly from LK Chen, and I cannot praise the customer service highly enough. The piece itself is beautiful in its simplicity and grace of form. It came hair shaving sharp, and while I am far from trained, even I can feel how lively and responsive the blade is in the hand.
The scabbard deserves special mention. It is incredibly well fitted; perfect tightness, in that it holds without grabbing. No rattles, either in the scabbard or on the sword itself. Everything is rock solid; I can believe that this was designed for military application 2000 years ago. LK Chen claims this as his masterpiece, and I am inclined to agree.
I’m incredibly impressed with this sword. The scabbard is very snug, no rattle worth mentioning (it’s almost impossible to have zero rattle) and the fit is perfectly symmetrical. If you take the sword out of the scabbard and turn it 180 degrees and put it back in, it still had a flawless fit. Slight flaws in a couple spots on the paint of the scabbard (mainly the line where the color changes) but minor. The metal bar piece at the cord wrap is glued in place, which I prefer instead of wiggling.
The blade came plenty sharp and did have several tiny scuffs on the edge between 1 to 2 mm in size. I have read that LK Chen does cut test with their blades before shipping so it could be from that or from sharpening or it may have been a return that I got that someone else cut with; not sure. Only noticeable if the light catches it a certain way and even then, minor. I did not cut with this sword but online videos of testing I have seen from several sources leads me to believe this model was also perfectly capable.
The fittings were all very well done and the wrap job on the handle is also quite good. I’ve got good sized hands (about a 4″ wide pad/palm) and the handle is sufficient for two hands. I do wish it was just an inch or two longer but it’s not a real problem. It is more thin than I expected at the upper half, having more of the diamond shape of the blade than oval shaped as I was expecting. Still perfectly comfortable to wield, just different. The way it flares out on the bottom half is great; very comfortable for a hand and a half grip and allows for a wider range of movement and hand positions. LK Chen stated this to be their masterpiece of this series and I can see why.
I received this at the same time as a Cloudhammer/Byzer Jian and the Flying Phoenix had very noticeably better fit and finish. Apart from a couple very small sloppy parts with the paint on the scabbard, really a flawless sword and scabbard. The Byzer/Cloudhammer Jian however had worse paint on the scabbard, it rattled considerably and the sword fit wasn’t nearly as tight and not symmetrical (you can only fit it in properly as if it was a single edged blade; probably about 1/8″ exposed blade on one side if you didn’t put it in ‘correctly’). To be fair, it was my first purchase from both companies, so I may have gotten a ‘hit’ with LK Chen and a ‘miss’ with Cloudhammer/Byzer. Hard to say.
I can’t imagine anyone who thinks they might want this sword regretting their purchase. Just get it! Most reviewers who have handled far more blades than I ever will have stated it hits way above it’s price point in quality. I would expect these to get more expensive in the not too distant future.