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Eastern
Lute-shaped Bronze Dagger
비파형 동검 · 琵琶形銅劍
Gojoseon · 10th–4th century BC · Ships from South Korea
A bronze sword of Liaoning and Korea whose blade swells like a lute.
Blade, hilt and pommel are cast separately and fitted together. The spur at mid-blade and the swelling waist are kept. A new workshop replica.
Specifications
- Blade length
- 34 cm
- Overall length
- 45 cm
- Weight
- 520 g
- Materials
- Bronze, wooden grip
- Edge
- Sharp (live blade)
Permit required · This is a live blade of 15 cm or longer. Owning it in Korea requires a permit from the local police.
Purchase
₩1,900,0004 left in stock
Estimated duties (for one)
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Stories told
- Bronze Age
Finds at Songguk-ri in Buyeo show the style reached the south of the peninsula.