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Eastern
Yedo
예도 · 銳刀
Late Joseon · 18th century · Ships from South Korea
The keen Joseon sword recorded in the Muyedobotongji.
Its name means "keen blade". Based on the yedo entry in the Muyedobotongji, with a slender single edge and a brown-bound grip. A new workshop replica.
Specifications
- Blade length
- 76 cm
- Overall length
- 96 cm
- Weight
- 1 kg
- Materials
- High-carbon steel, iron guard, cotton cord
- 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
₩3,600,0004 left in stock
Estimated duties (for one)
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Stories told
- 1790
The Muyedobotongji set out the Korean sword method preserved in the Ming treatise Wubei Zhi under its yedo entry.