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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 779686, member: 17118&quot;]It is a &quot;coin sword&quot; composed of Chinese cash coins from the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty and believed to have the power to protect a person from evil influences.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see a similar coin sword displayed <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/c/coin-sword.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/c/coin-sword.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the British Museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>As is the case with the British Museum specimen, most of the coins that I can see in your coin sword are also from the time of Emperor Gao Zong who ruled under the reign title <i>qian long</i> from 1736-1795.&nbsp; The coins have the inscription <a href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#qian_long_tong_bao" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#qian_long_tong_bao" rel="nofollow"><i>qian long tong bao</i></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your second image showing a close-up of one of the coins, however, is a <a href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#dao_guang_tong_bao" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#dao_guang_tong_bao" rel="nofollow"><i>dao guang tong bao</i></a> cast during the reign of Emperor Xuan Zong (1821-1850).</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin sword appears have authentic coins but there are many fake coin swords being sold which are composed of modern reproduced coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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