The Chinese 5 ft Long Sword from 2000 Years Ago!

https://lkchensword.com/striking-eagle
Let's look at this 5 ft long Chang Jian by LK Chen based on a real antique sword found in the tomb of Zhao Mo, the king of Nan Yue. The Striking Eagle is a testament to forging and swordsmithing today, just as much as it was over two millennia ago. Based on the longest of 10 Swords unearthed from a hidden Han Dynasty tomb in 1986, the Striking Eagle is incredibly light and lively, especially when compared to western and European long swords and zweihanders from centuries later. Let me know what you think about this sword!
Video from the CCTV Documentary is from    • Grave of the Nanyue King found on a b...   and is an excellent watch to learn more about the finding and excavation process, although this video is a spoiler as to whom was buried in the tomb...
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0:00 Introduction
0:51 The Tomb of King Zhao Mo
2:05 Long Two Handed Jian in Warring States and Qin Dynasty
2:44 Battlefield Combat
3:07 How Was it Used?
4:03 A Closer Look at the Blade
5:26 Striking Eagle Construction
7:10 Test Cutting with Striking Eagle Jian
7:50 Martial Arts Shuang Shou Jian Practice
8:31 King Zheng and the Assassin
8:55 Incredible Engineering Then and Now

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