Chinese Sword : Boxer Rebellion

Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood bound with string. The broad, slightly curved blade has a single thin fuller on each side near the back edge to within 150 mm from the hatchet point. The scabbard is wood covered in black fishskin. This is mounted with an iron shoe chape, collar locket and has two iron central bands connected by a back bar that has slots near the bands for hanger straps. All metal mounting parts are painted black.

This type of sword was used by the Chinese forces during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.