Montara Beach California
08/31/2013 Shaolin (?) Butterfly Wings Sword and Goose Wing
Saber |
Also known as Cicada Wing Sword (Chan Zi Dao) - there are rumors
this weapon is from one or more of the Mantis styles |
(notably 7-Star). We
have seen several versions of a set named 旋風蟬翅刀
(Tornado Cicada's Wing Knife). Tactically, |
somewhat similar
to the equally rare Blocking Horse Knife and Heaven and Earth
Sun and Moon knife (Qian Kun Ri Yue |
Dao). Enquiries
have been made if one or more of these double-bladed swords
might be Wudang Mountain weapons. |
The Goose Wing
Saber (鵝翼刀)
is also shrouded in mystery - a very elegant sword called the
Yan Chi Dao has similar |
complex edges
near the blade's tip. All three of the Yan Chi Daos we
have seen are longer with much slimmer blades, |
more closely
related to a straight sword than to a saber. Of course, were one
really slashed or stabbed by a Goose Wing |
Saber any discussion
of what exactly the weapon was would
be of academic interest only. |
Butterfly
(cicada) wings click here
Goose
Wing Saber click here |
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