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However, after the research of many archaeologists, it is impossible for this chrysanthemum sword to be used in actual combat, and the main reason is because of the preference of the bird emperor.

Because this is the emperor after all, it is not his turn to go into battle to kill the enemy in person, so those swordsmiths who forged the sword for him consider more the ornamentality of the knife than the actual combat performance when making the knife, so the blade of this Juwen word Zezong knife is relatively light and thin, and the weight is relatively light.

It is an ornamental knife, not an actual combat knife.

Therefore, although many Japanese people blow this chrysanthemum word to the sword, there is nothing in the sky and the earth, but this knife is actually a showcase, and the practicality is not outstanding.

Of course, no matter what, the status of this sword in the hearts of the Japanese is extraordinary, first, this series of knives used to be the imperial sword of the imperial family.

Second, this is Ruth, an American female anthropologist back then. The book "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" written by Benedict is based on the knives in this series.

Therefore, this Kikubun Norizong series of knives is one of the few Japanese knives with cultural significance in Japan, and it is also a very good prop to promote Japanese culture, so even if the actual combat performance of this knife is not outstanding, but in the hearts of the Japanese, it still has a historical positioning that is difficult to surpass.

If it is taken out for auction, Jin Muchen estimates that the reserve price will start at 10 million US dollars, and as for the minimum transaction price, it should not be lower than his original black lacquer gold box.

You must know that this level of knife is prohibited from being sold or exported in Japan. It's the same as domestic bronzes. Definitely not for sale. It is protected by national legislation and belongs to the minefield of antique players.

It is precisely because of such Japanese laws, coupled with the scarcity of this knife, that the price of this knife is very incalculable, even if Jin Muchen, who has a general understanding of the pricing of the international antique market, is actually not sure how much this knife can be worth, anyway, there can only be a lower price limit. But what the upper limit is, he really can't say.

Now it only costs $10,000 to get it, which is a lot of money.

But just when Larry was looking for something and packing the Juwen Zezong knife, Jin Muchen had already squatted down and focused on the second knife in his package.

There is a very obvious difference between this knife and the previous Japanese knife, and when Jin Muchen saw the Japanese knife, it flashed more with a white cold light.

And the one he was looking at now was completely different from the Japanese sword, with a slender and straight blade. Looking at the shape, it is a bit similar to the Tang knife, and the back of the knife is slightly thicker. Looking at the arc and manufacturing style, this should be a Chinese knife, and the light flashing on the knife body is that very mellow yellow, based on the similar color flashed on the antiques that Jin Muchen had seen before, if he guessed correctly, this should be a former Chinese royal sword.

Unlike the previous Japanese sword, this knife has a scabbard, but the scabbard looks ordinary, and it is very unsuitable compared to the hilt, so it should be a later match.

The handle should be made of antelope horns, and the polishing is very smooth, and the patterns on it are also very fine, but the scabbard is a very ordinary cowhide scabbard, which looks very new, and the antelope horn material of the handle is completely different, so Jin Muchen deduced that this scabbard should be matched.

At this time, Na Lari had already returned to the stall with the Juwen Zi Zezong knife wrapped in a piece of deerskin, and handed the knife to Jin Muchen, who directly ordered him 10,000 yuan in cash.

When Larry saw Jin Muchen open the handbag and reveal several thick stacks of green tickets, he couldn't help but slide his throat and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.

Looking at Jin Muchen's eyes, he was still staring at the other knife on his stall, and hurriedly began to recommend it to Jin Muchen.

"Man, I see that you are also a knowledgeable person, and it is okay for you to buy that knife back as an ornament just now, but if you use it, this knife must be much stronger than that one."

As he spoke, this guy picked up the knife that Jin Muchen had been staring at from the stall, and pulled the knife out of its sheath with a bang.

As soon as this knife came out of the sheath, there was a flash of cold light, Jin Muchen stood relatively close, and he could even feel the cold air coming from the blade of this knife, it was really a good knife.

Before Larry came back, he had also seen the knife, but he only quietly pulled out a small section, and did not draw all of it out of its sheath, so he couldn't get a full picture of the knife.

Now that the knife had been pulled out in its entirety by Larry, he could immediately feel the extraordinary aura emanating from the knife.

The blade is slender, the light on the back of the knife is not obvious, but you can also see the pattern that can only be found by superimposed forging, which must be the characteristic of a hundred refined steel, looking at the blade, although it has been placed for many years, but the edge of the blade is still cold and shining, the cold air is pressing, the knife is almost a meter long, and there is no black spot on the blade, all of which are bright white light.

This was a very difficult test for the knife makers 100 years ago, I don't know how many times they had to beat on the billet to remove the impurities in it so cleanly, presumably in order to make this knife, they also took great pains to make this knife.

"This knife was also obtained from the Japanese by my grandfather, and when they first landed in Japan, you also know that there were many Japanese war criminals who wanted to confiscate it. At that time, this knife was turned over from the house of a Japanese war criminal, but the style of this knife was not a Japanese sword, and my grandfather deduced that this knife should be a Cossack cavalry knife captured from the Russians when the Japanese were fighting the Russians......"

Larry carried the knife and pulled it in the air, with a few wisps of breaking wind, just by listening to the sound, you could tell that it must be a good knife.

Then he turned the handle of the knife upside down and sent it to Jin Muchen's hand, Jin Muchen reached out to take it, and his face did not change much.

However, when the knife was in his hands, he saw the carvings on the guard of the knife clearly, and at the same time set off a monstrous wave in his heart, he also scolded Larry and his grandfather.

Sure enough, it is a military family, and the ancestors have been very old and rough for generations, can I ask you to read more books?

There are still Chinese characters engraved on it, where is this Cossack cavalry knife? Have you ever seen a Cossack cavalry carve Chinese characters on their own swords? Are you saying that you have ever seen such a straight Cossack cavalry knife?

The guard of this knife is also the color of copper gilt, and the guard is also carved with very complicated patterns, in the eyes of the big boss, these patterns are useless, but in Jin Muchen's opinion, the meaning of these patterns is great.

If you look closely, you can see that the patterns are all Tibetan Buddhist swastikas for keeping peace, which looks a bit similar to Hitler's swastikas, but the meaning is very different.

And the place where the tail of the handle of this knife is also Tibetan-style pattern, which should be some blessings or spells for peace in the Lamaism of the capital.

Even at the end of the handle, there is a small mechanism, but this mechanism is from Larry's old and rough family, and he can't see it at all, but Jin Muchen didn't mean to open this mechanism in front of Larry.

He turned his attention back to the inscription carved on the guard of the hilt, which was engraved on both sides of the blade, and both in floral script.

If you are not a native speaker of Chinese, it is indeed difficult to see the origin and meaning of this text, but for Jin Muchen, who has been studying ancient Chinese history for a long time, it is not a problem to recognize the words on both sides of the blade.

One side of it is a round stamp font with two seals, and if you look closely, you can see that these two characters are written respectively as the word 'Proton'!

On the other side of the knife, there is a line of more poetic lines of small words 'Flying Dragon is precious in the sky', as an antique player, as long as you have read the history of the Qing Dynasty, see such words, you can basically determine the origin of this knife, this must be the big player of the Qing Dynasty, the saber of the perfect old man.

Anyway, that old guy liked to play everything back then, and he liked to play the best when he wanted to.

In his life, he not only liked to play with jade, snuff bottles and other playthings, but also liked to play with swords like this.

This knife is Qianlong's royal knife, it must not be wrong, but there is only a knife, no scabbard, this knife can lose a lot of color, you must know that Qianlong's royal knife, some eye-catching good things, but they are all reflected in the scabbard.

As soon as he thought of this, Jin Muchen felt very regretful.

But it's okay, after all, this is Qianlong's royal treasure knife, even if there is no scabbard, there is this real knife, it is not worth the trip, it's a big deal to look back and follow the preferences of the Qianlong period, give him a scabbard, after all, compared with the scabbard, what is more precious is the knife itself!

"Larry, this knife is really good, very sharp, I like it very much, you can make a price!"

Jin Muchen was very bold to ask Larry to make a price, this bearded Larry, at this time, his heart was happy, he had been sitting here stupidly for a day, and he didn't have much business, although he could think that when he was about to close the stall, he could actually make two orders.

"Well, it's only three thousand dollars for this knife."

Larry touched his beard, and then quoted a price, while Jin Muchen shook his head directly when he heard it.

"Larry, this price is not good, this is just a Cossack cavalry knife, not a Japanese sword, although he has been for some years, but he can't afford this price."

Because the knife is an absolutely good thing, and it is also a world-famous Japanese knife, Jin Muchen will not bargain, after all, the price of the Japanese knife is there. (To be continued......)