[Jade Handle Golden Peach Skin Sheath Hole Pure Waist Sabre]
Qianlong Tianzi No. 3 “Kong Chun” sabre, with a total length of 94 centimeters, a blue jade handle of 12.5 centimeters, and a weight of 18 liang
This sabre guard is made of iron and gold hollowed-out Ruyi discs, with four movable running dragons inside, a sapphire handle, and a wooden walnut skin sheath. The waist knife belongs to cold weapons, with unique design, solemn shape, beautiful decoration, and fine production. It not only inherits the traditional styles and practices of ancient Chinese knives and swords, but also reflects the highest technical level of cold weapons produced by the Office of the Interior Affairs of the Qing Dynasty
In the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1748), the Emperor Qianlong ordered the Internal Affairs Office to design and manufacture 30 imperial swords and 30 swords each. This kind of waist knife is mainly collected and enjoyed by Emperor Qianlong
乾隆天字三号“孔纯”刀局部