Pics courtesy of Alex Huangfu of www.ChineseArms.com
2 antique Chinese-made blades ( one with photos on the left column and the other with photos on the right column) with forge-welded laminated construction (either sanmai or inserted-edge qiangang) and having ridged cross-sections. Notice the saber on the left column with an extremely elegant and beautiful blade profile plus an ethereal snowy white differential heat-treatment pattern on the cutting edge.
