SPARRING SHIELD GUARD HAN JIAN

During the Han Dynasty, the sport of Fencing was popular from the Imperial Court down to every street corner.  There were many schools and well known teachers.  Fencing scenes are popular subject matters on stone murals.

Rarely seen out side private collections and museum, Han Fencing Jian pre-dated western swords with similar hand guard systems for over 1000 years.

We bring the Shield Guard Han Fencing Jian back to life based on specimens from private collections.

As fencing and training equipment, our Han Fencing Jian is built for durability and protection and has great handling and balance, a pleasure to spar and practice with.

Total Length: 115 cm (45")

Blade Length: 95 cm (37.4")

Grip Length: 17 cm (6.7")

End Cap: 3 cm (1.1")

Blade width 23mm-12mm

Blade Thickness 6.5-7 mm

Full Tang

Protective Roll Tip

Material

Steel  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

Hand Guards: Stainless Steel

Grip: Braided Wax Cotton Cord

Weight: 895.4 g (1 lb 15.57 oz)

POB:  9.8 cm in front of hand guard