This Sword is Scrambling my Brain

A D-guard is not what you normally expect to see on a Chinese jian. So of course it caught my attention... ohh, hand protection! Just not quite the way I was expecting. So here's a look at the design features, filtered through the lens of my personal bias and experience with European style hilts. The sword: https://lkchensword.com/d-guard-han-jian ** Support the channel ** You can help tp keep the channel going, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:   / skallagrim      / @skallagrim   If you prefer not to subscribe to anything, one-time donations are welcome too: https://www.paypal.me/SkallagrimYT Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/skallswag/ If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: https://www.bonfire.com/welcome/07bb1... Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Purpleheart Armoury, for HEMA gear and practice swords: http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 You can also go through my affiliate link when ordering from Amazon: https://link.amazon/B00wOolmY ** Other social media ** https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.b...   / skallagrimyt     / skallagrim_yt   #skallagrim #sword #review