Imperial Regulation Saber worn by the Qinwang and Junwang: Imperial Princes of the First and Second Degrees. These fittings are beautified with coral, saltwater pearl, lapis lazuli, and turquoise... The fittings seem to have lost their shine and the rayskin covering the scabbard is in poor condition; in its pristine form, the fittings would be bright in polish and the rayskin would be green in colour...
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