19th C. Chinese Fighting Dao Sword

FOR MORE PICTURES CLICK ON THUMBNAIL ON THE LEFTHAND SIDE An elegant and good condition example of a chinese fighting dao from the mid to late 19th C. This example has a brass wire and laquer mounted scabbard which has a few wires popped up, but can easily be fixed. The blade is in nearly perfect condition and has very fine proportions with a thick forte near the crossguard and an elegant tapering towards the edge. The crossguard is slightly shaky. 38" OAL, Blade is 30" and 1 3/4" wide