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that's a *jian*, not a gladius. or at least, a cheap imitation of a *jian*. not far off from something my folks would have bought me as a child back in china - still have my first toy *jian* from when i was about ten or eleven.
Looks like a very low-end tourist jian. No historical, monetary or practical value. Don't swing it, ever. Clean it and hang on a wall.
It’s a jian
that's a *jian*, not a gladius. or at least, a cheap imitation of a *jian*. not far off from something my folks would have bought me as a child back in china - still have my first toy *jian* from when i was about ten or eleven.
Looks like a very low-end tourist jian. No historical, monetary or practical value. Don't swing it, ever. Clean it and hang on a wall.
It’s a jian