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An Iron Sword with a jade handle

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Name of object:An Iron Sword with a jade handle

Date: Late Western Zhou Dynasty

Objects Specification: 34.2 cm long, 12.2 cm long handle, 22 cm long body, 3.8 cm wide leaf

Unearthed time: 1990

Unearthed place: No. 2001 Tomb of Guo State in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province (Guo Ji Tomb)

The Jade Handle Iron Sword, the academic name is jade handle copper-core iron sword, unearthed in the Guo state tomb in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, is composed of the iron sword body, the copper handle and the jade handle, the copper handle connects the jade handle and the iron sword body together. It is a typical short sword, known as "China's First Sword" , in fact, it should be called "China's first Iron Sword" .