LK Chen – Scarlet Sunrise Jin Jian
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 65 Mn High Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 43 5/8"
- Weight
- 1 lb 5.6 oz
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
Overview
LK Chen - Scarlet Sunrise Jin Jian
The Scarlet Sunrise Jin Jian pairs a finely tapered blade with vibrant red-hued wood to create a sword that handles as elegantly as it looks. A "swordsman's sword", the Scarlet Sunrise is responsive, agile and easy to point and its lengthy blade allows a skilled wielder to dominate the middle ground between themselves and their opponent in the duel. The blade is crafted from 65 Mn High Carbon steel with a diamond-shaped cross section to impart suitable rigidity for a powerful thrusting blade. Though the blade profile is slim and focused on the thrust it can deliver a quick cut or slash with surprising capability. The blade hardness is 54-55 HRc and the sword is tempered to a good compromise between flexibility and rigidity.
Though the sword can be ably handled with a single hand the grip has length for a second hand if desired. The guard and pommel are well-cast from brass and match well with the polished Redwood grip. The sword is paired with a well-carved scabbard of matching wood with brass fittings and a brass suspension loop.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- LK Chen
- Culture
- Chinese
- Pommel
- Integrated
- Overall Length
- 43 5/8"
- Blade Length
- 35 1/2"
- Blade
- 65 Mn High Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 1 lb 5.6 oz
- Edge
- Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 6 1/2
- Thickness
- 7.3 mm - 2.9 mm
- Width
- 23.4 mm
- Grip Length
- 6 5/8"
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- China
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Chinese JIAN Review - Is it a RAPIER? Scarlet Sunrise from LK Chen
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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Amazed there aren’t any reviews yet at the time of me writing this! LK Chen does simply amazing work for the price. It is a truly flawless piece. The old paintings and drawings this sword is based on were seen being carried with the scabbard tilted up and the handle tilted down, and you can absolutely do that with this (as with the Flying Phoenix I also tried out).
It is a very snug fit. So snug, in fact, I hope it loosens just a tad in time. And I like really snug fitting scabbards. My one and only complaint is that the tip of the blade rattles in the scabbard, as the blade is very light and slender and a bit springy. Nothing that won’t be fixed by stuffing something down in the bottom of the scabbard.
Still speaking of the scabbard, the lower, smaller ring on it was loose on mine. But that’s because it’s actually a friction fit, so all that was needed was to slide it back up and put some good pressure on it, and it’s secure. So, much like a tomahawk head. You could put glue up there but it would be really easy to make a mess out of your beautiful scabbard doing that. It’s fine as-is; no need for that.
This is essentially the ancient Chinese rapier; it served the same purpose and was used by the same class of people. It’s just half the weight of one and only compromises the excessive wire basket hilts (which are pretty, but so is this). The lack of the big basket hilt also pushes the balance further away from the hand, but it’s so freaking light you will be grateful you feel the weight somewhere just so you know where the blade even is. Lightning fast sword and very elegant. And judging by other LK Chen swords, impressively sturdier than it looks.
LK Chen says this is a sword carried by “scholars”, but I think that’s just a poor translation for “aristocracy”. It was what Westerners may call a gentleman’s civilian sword. Light and elegant, made for piercing, but could definitely target arteries and more delicate tendons. A skilled swing may even get through a collar bone. It was designed for an environment where armor would not be a concern.
All that yapping aside, if you like anything LK Chen does, just get it. Their work is basically perfect, their steel is quite good, and it’s a phenomenal value for the price.
This is an interesting weapon. It is extremely light and sharp. You can barely even tell you are holding anything. Another great offering from LK.