{"id":1994,"date":"2018-08-30T05:37:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T05:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2018-08-30T05:37:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T05:37:51","slug":"second-budget-chinese-sword-the-169-tang-dynasty-jian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/second-budget-chinese-sword-the-169-tang-dynasty-jian\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Budget Chinese Sword – the $169 Tang Dynasty Jian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following hot on the heels of the Yong Lo Sword is a second budget Chinese Sword that looks like it should be sold for so much more than the asking price..<\/p>\n

This one is the 65mn Spring Steel Tang Dynasty Two Handed Silver Jian<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ornate and highly detailed, at first glance it looks like it could be one of the high end swords from forge direct, and indeed if the blade was folded – it could be passed off as such which is what many sellers actually do, but at SBG we go the other way, sell it for a price based on what it costs – not what it looks like it should cost – and don’t mess around with a cheap and nasty folded blade but rather a nice monotempered 65mn Spring Steel blade with satin polish finish.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Apart from the crazy low price, and how attractive it looks, the most outstanding feature of this sword is the lighting fast handling – weighing only 2.1lbs with a point of balance 3.75″ from the guard!<\/p>\n

Here is a quick video of the sword in action with a flex test and some tatami mat cutting at the forge where it is made.<\/p>\n