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    • D-Guard Han JIan
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    • Grand Marshal
    • Gale Wind
    • Disc guard cutting jian
    • White Serpent
    • Yazi Tiger Cutting Jian
    • Long Quan Jian
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    • Immortal Wudang Jian
    • Immortal Wudang Compact
    • Green Dragon
    • Tornado Cutting Jian
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    • Royal Arsenal
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    • Dragon Sparrow
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The ORIGINAL GALE WIND MING JIAN

GALE WIND MING JIAN 颶風明劍 (1368-1644 AD)

Gale Wind

Gale Wind is 1:1 recreation of a classic "Cloud & Lingzhi" Ming Dynasty Jian


Blade

Blade only weight:  610 g (1 lb. 6.5 oz)

Sword only weight:  approx. 1100 g (2 lb. 6.72 oz)

Blade length: 77 cm (30.3")

Handle plus hand guard length: 20 cm (7.8")

Handle only length 15 cm (5.9")

Total length: 97 cm (38.2")

Gentle tapering

Width at hand guard: 35 mm,  Width at tip: 15 mm   

Thickness: 7.0 mm - 2.5 mm at the tip

POB:  approx. 10.5 cm (4.1") from hand guard

Blade Profile: diamond 4 surfaces


Steel option 1

Folded pattern steel: 

1065 carbon steel + T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel.


1065 carbon steel

Element % 

Carbon            0.55-0.660    

Manganese     0.60-0.90           

Phosphorus     <=0.040         

Sulfur               <=0.050 


T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel.

Element %                      

Carbon            0.85-0.94

Silicon              <=0.35           

Manganese     <=0.40           

Phosphorus     <=0.035         

Sulfur               <=0.030

Tungsten         <= 0.30

Vanadium       <= 0.02        

Chromium       <=0.25           

Nickel               <=0.20 

Copper            <=0.25

Molybdenum  <= 0.20


Steel option 2

GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel 

(Compare to AISI/SAE 5160 spring steel) 

Element %       60Si2MnA    AISI/SAE 5160   

Carbon            0.56-0.64      0.56-0.61

Silicon              1.60-2.00       0.15-0.35

Manganese     0.60-0.90      0.75-1.00

Phosphorus     <=0.030        <=0.035

Sulfur               <=0.030        <=0.040

Chromium       <=0.35          0.70-0.90

Nickel               <=0.35          <=0.25


Superior heat treatment:  

Hardness 54-55 HRC. 

Blade rebounds to true after bending,  

Cut bamboo with ease.

Hand polish to smooth soft shine and sword sharp edge.


Fittings

Industrial grade precision cast stainless steel fittings. 

The hand guard is in the Ming classic "Lingzhi" mushroom shape

The pommel is in Ming classic cumulus cloud shape.

Handle wrap in white ray skin with overlaying blue flat cord wrapping


The pommel is secured by threaded nuts instead of historical peening methods to enable self adjustment by the owner should the hilt expand and contract over seasonal temperature and humidity swings.


Scabbard

Furniture grade "Chicken Wing" Wenge hardwood with stainless steel scabbard mount


Fit and finish

We perfected the fit and finish of our swords and the final assembly is meticulously performed by our senior craft masters.  It takes a skill craftsman one whole working day to assemble our sword to a precision fit.

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Sword dynamics GRAPH of a TYPICAL GALE WIND

Sword Dynamics is first conceived by Peter Johnsson to objectively record the dynamics properties of medieval swords he encountered.  


To learn how to interpret the Sword Dynamics Graph, click here!


Sword Dynamics was implemented by applied mathematician Dr. Vincent Le Chevalier as a free Weapons Dynamics Computer.


To learn how to measure basic data for the Weapons Dynamics Computer click here!





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The ORIGINAL GALE WIND MING JIAN

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