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A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

Men love knives, just like women love flowers, which is a pursuit of beautiful things, and it is also the deepest love buried in the bones.

Since ancient times, swords have occupied an important position in the history of our country, and there have been many famous swords in history, whether it is the dexterous Han sword of the Han Dynasty or the domineering Tang sword of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, or the ring head knife that indirectly contributed to the great migration of Eurasian peoples, all of which have occupied an important position in history.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

Among them, the short knife has always existed in people's sight with its small and sharp image, and to this day, it is still popular.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

For the short knife, small and exquisite, is its characteristic, but it is also its continuation of the "life-saving weapon", probably because of the small, short knife is mostly made quite sharp.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

The name of this short knife is: Dragon Yin, taken from the meaning of the Nine Heavens of Dragon Yin, with the dragon as the pattern and the copper as the skin, describing a beautiful picture of "Nine Days of Dragon Yin", and at the same time, it also means that there must be a kind of amazing momentum in the face of life.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

As a divine weapon used from ancient times to the present, the short sword has always been popular, it has a beautiful but sharp momentum, but also has a strange shape of the unpredictable, but no matter what kind of design, it is the painstaking work of the sword caster after careful consideration.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron
A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

In Longquan, there is such a steel, it is a kind of naturally endowed steel in the local river sand of Longquan, because the material is relatively rare, less used at a time, so the price is relatively high, but the collection value is extremely high.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

Mention of grass steel, you have to say the "grass steel method", in the traditional steelmaking method, there is a kind of "fried steel method", first use iron sand to smelt pig iron, and then melt pig iron, the process is constantly stirred, the pig iron decarburization. Depending on the degree of detachment, it can become iron or steel. Grass steel is obtained by using Longquan iron sand in this way, because "fried" and "grass" are harmonious, coupled with the rough appearance of the steel refined, so the Longquan dialect is called "grass steel".

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron
A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

The fixture is hand-carved in copper, with countless dragons creeping on it, and the handguard is embellished with gemstones, which plays a role in finishing touches and makes the whole more domineering and exquisite.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron

The handle is fixed with wooden nails, which is strong and durable, and the log color of wooden nails, with the design style of dark colors, has a unique flavor.

A gift to a man - a dragon sword forged from grass steel and woolly iron