Qin Fan was about to leave this antique shop, but when his gaze inadvertently fell on the long stick-shaped object in the black-faced uncle's hand, his feet seemed to have taken root, and he couldn't move half a step. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Xiaofan, why don't you leave?" Fang Xiaojun saw Qin Fan suddenly stop and asked strangely.

"Don't worry, let's take a look first."

At this time, Qin Fan's eyes flashed with a gleam, pretending to look at the porcelain in the antique shop, but his attention was focused on the long stick-shaped metal brought by the black-faced uncle.

Hearing this black-faced uncle say this, the owner of the antique shop glanced at the metal long stick on the table, and his face showed disdain.

Qin Fan noticed that this metal long stick that looked like broken copper and scrap iron was an ancient ring-headed knife that could often be seen in the ancient sword market, and the shape should be a ring-headed knife in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Originally originated in the Warring States period, the ring head knife was a straight-edged long knife made from steel that had been repeatedly folded, forged, and quenched.

In the history of ancient weapons, this ring-headed knife can be said to be the most advanced and lethal close-range cold weapon in the world at that time. At that time, the Han Dynasty relied on the ring head knife and strong national strength to defeat the vitality of the Xiongnu and promote the great migration of Eurasian peoples.

Due to the martial arts of the Han Dynasty, many weapons were unearthed in the tombs, and most of them were the standard ring-headed knives of the Han Dynasty. However, in the ancient sword market, most of the unearthed Han Dynasty ring swords have no collection value, and can only be placed in the museum for viewing.

"Baby? You see for yourself what this broken knife is rotting into, and no one wants to collect scrap iron. Take it away quickly, and don't get in the way of my business. ”

The owner of the antique shop glanced at the long knife brought by the black-faced uncle, and waved his hand a little impatiently.

This Han Dynasty shaped ring-headed knife is covered with black mud and rust, it seems that it should have been buried in the ground for a long time, and it has not been seen again until recently.

As soon as he heard this, the black-faced uncle suddenly became a little anxious, "Boss, you don't know, this knife is really a treasure." Don't look at it rusty, it's strong. Sharper than my firewood knife, chopping firewood can be clicked quickly. Why don't you take a look at it again? ”

"Then you can take it back and use it as a firewood knife, I won't accept these broken copper and iron."

Those who are engaged in the antique business on this street often come across people who come with some old objects to sell to antique shops. Some of these things are family heirlooms of antique calligraphy and paintings, and some are simply rags dug out of the ground, which have no value at all.

The owners of these antique shops who dug out of the ground have long been surprised, and if they are in a good mood, they will be in a bad mood and will directly pick and drive people away.

Seeing that the boss refused to buy the knife, the black-faced uncle showed obvious disappointment on his face, wrapped up his things and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

At this time, Qin Fan suddenly walked over and said to the black-faced uncle, "Uncle, I'm a little interested in ancient swords, can you let me see this sword?" ”

The uncle looked at Qin Fan in surprise, "Okay, I'll let you take a look." But little brother, you have to be careful, this knife is sharp, be careful of being scratched. ”

As he spoke, the black-faced uncle handed the long strip of cloth in his arms to Qin Fan, and said to the boss, "Boss, I walked so far to the intersection and died, can I give saliva to drink?" ”

The boss gave him an angry look, "No water, get out." ”

"Junzi, help me go to the small shop outside and buy two bottles of mineral water." It just so happened that Qin Fan was also a little thirsty, so he asked Fang Xiaojun to buy mineral water and hand it to the black-faced uncle a bottle.

The next moment, Qin Fan's eyes stared at the slender ring-headed knife in front of him, and his eyes unconsciously revealed a look of shock.

Under the gaze of the golden treasure pupil, Qin Fan actually saw that the ring-headed knife covered with black mud and rust was covered with a layer of rich purple-red treasure light.

This layer of purple-red treasure light was like the sunset on the horizon, bright red like blood, which made Qin Fan couldn't help but marvel.

"Baby, this knife is definitely a treasure!"

Qin Fan took a deep breath, forcibly calmed down his excitement, and carefully held the handle of the ring-headed knife and studied it carefully.

The so-called ring head knife refers to a long knife with a metal ring at the end of the handle.

As far as he knew, the appearance of the ring head should be due to both practical and aesthetic reasons, that is, to balance the counterweight, and to hold it stably with a rope sleeve.

The ring-head sword was originally used as a chopping weapon for cavalry to replace the original Han sword. The Han sword was not conducive to immediate combat due to its double-sided blades, and it was relatively easy to break, which was very disadvantageous in close combat against the Hun cavalry. The ring-headed knife with a single-sided blade and a thick ridge was the most favorable weapon for chopping at that time. Coupled with the cooperation of the strong crossbow and the iron halberd, the attack power of the Han cavalry was greatly enhanced.

In July 1974, there was a ring head knife of the Eastern Han Dynasty unearthed in the Cangshan area of Linyi, and the knife body was also engraved with the eighteen characters of the inscription in Lishu: "In May of the sixth year of Yongchu, Bingwu made a big knife Ji Yangyi descendants." "Thirty Tempering" is thirty refining, that is, this knife once used the hundred steelmaking technology to fold and forge the steel as many as 30 times.

And the blade of this knife is also found to have been "quenched". "Quenching" is a technique in which the cutting edge is heated to a certain high temperature, and then cooled rapidly with water, oil, or air, and the surface of the blade is hardened.

This set of casting ring head knife technology has been passed down from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, and it is the famous Tang knife. Then the Tang sword was transmitted to Japan at that time, and gradually evolved into the current katana and taito.

In terms of knife shape, the ring-headed knife made in the Han Dynasty is slender and straight, and some of them have an inner arc. The length is generally around 100 cm, but there are many ring-headed knives that reach more than 120 cm.

The length of the knife in Qin Fan's hand has reached 130cm, which is a little longer than the ordinary Han Dynasty shaped ring head knife.

Qin Fan tried to flick the blade of the knife with his fingers, but saw the black mud and rust attached to the blade falling to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Qin Fan's eyes lit up suddenly.

The ring head sword began to be popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and it was in the late Eastern Han Dynasty that the Han sword was completely replaced. During the Three Kingdoms period, the ring head sword became an important indicator of military strength.

In "The Biography of Pu Yuan in the Taiping Imperial Tour", Zhuge Liang once ordered Pu Yuan to make a ring head knife. Pu Yuan started to make knives in the sloping valley, and in order to cast a good knife, he specially designated the water of the Shu River as the blade quenching, and created 3,000 ring-headed knives with excellent texture, which were called "divine knives".

Qin Fan deduced that the ring head knife in front of him was exquisitely crafted and well-cast, and the quality would definitely not be much worse than this "magic knife".

"Uncle, how much are you going to sell this knife?"

At this time, Qin Fan restrained the excited expression on his face, as if asking the price of Chinese cabbage in the vegetable market, and asked calmly.

"Little brother, do you want it? This knife is a treasure. If you are sincere in your desire to buy it, 20,000 yuan, the knife will be yours. ”

The black-faced uncle hesitated for a moment and quoted a price of 20,000 yuan.

"Twenty thousand? Why don't you go and grab it. Fang Xiaojun's eyes widened, and he shouted exaggeratedly, "This knife is all rusted like this, even two hundred yuan no one wants it." I see that you and that boss are in the same group, so you can see that buddy is easy to deceive, right? ”

Hearing Fang Xiaojun questioning him as a liar, the black-faced uncle suddenly stopped, "Young man, how can you talk, who do you say is a liar?" ”

"Uncle, don't be angry first, I like this knife a lot. But as you can see, this blade is so rusty that you have to re-polish it after you buy it. 20,000 yuan is indeed a little expensive. ”

Qin Fan appeased the black-faced uncle, he had already used the golden treasure pupil to identify that this ring-headed knife made in the Han Dynasty was indeed a treasure. But the joy of antique trading lies in picking up leaks and bargaining, and he naturally will not be stupid to say the true value of this knife.

The black-faced uncle's face softened, there was no unified price standard for many things in the antique trade, and it was common for him to ask for a bargain price all over the sky, and he just quoted a price of 20,000 yuan just to test Qin Fan.

If Qin Fan didn't make a counteroffer and agreed, the black-faced uncle would probably have deduced that this long knife was worth a treasure, and maybe he would immediately regret it and increase the price several times.

Therefore, when trading antiques, bargaining is also very skillful, and there is a lot of knowledge in it.

"Then little brother, how much can you come up with, say the number. If I think it's suitable, I'll sell you this knife. ”

Qin Fan thought for a moment, and stretched out two fingers at the black-faced uncle, "One price, two thousand yuan." ”

Others bargained for a knife, but Qin Fan directly slashed at the ankle, and cut it to two thousand yuan at once.

"This ...... Two thousand dollars is a little too little. Little brother, if you sincerely want it, add another two thousand yuan. "The psychological price of the black-faced uncle is about a few thousand yuan, after all, this ring head knife is rusty and doesn't look good, and it can't be sold at a very good price.

However, Qin Fan shook his head and didn't let go of the price, "Two thousand yuan is already enough, and the price for an antique shop to acquire this kind of damaged Western Han Dynasty ring-making knife is generally around 500 to 1,000." ”

The black-faced uncle rubbed his hands, discussed and said, "Little brother, see if you can add more, even if you add another thousand." Two thousand is too little. ”

"It's impossible to add a thousand, I'll add another five hundred at most."

The uncle hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, two thousand five is two thousand five, let's pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other." ”

"Okay, then it's settled."

Qin Fan didn't hesitate, and suddenly took out two thousand five hundred yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into the black-faced uncle's hand.

After collecting the money, the black-faced uncle smiled like a chrysanthemum and sold the ring head knife to Qin Fan.

"It's just a broken knife, what's so rare, I haven't seen the world."

The owner of the antique shop looked excited when he saw Qin Fan after buying this ring knife, pursed his lips disdainfully, and said with a look of disdain.