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What kind of craft is a long Husa knife?

Another famous variety of Achang Dao is Xiao Jian Dao, which has various names and unique styles, including waist Dao, dagger, dagger and so on. Waist knives are divided into upward knives, small sharp knives, pig-killing knives and Tibetan knives. Short swords include combination swords and single swords, such as "Dragon and Phoenix Sword" and "Yuanyang Sword". The hilt and scabbard are made of metal, with colorful patterns such as dragons, phoenixes, flowers and birds, which are fashionable and have become popular craft decorations for people of all ethnic groups. The handle of a broadsword is generally made of ox horn.

Tibetan Dao is a new "family" developed on the basis of thatched pointed waist Dao in 1970s. It has more than a dozen specifications, more than a foot long and less than three inches short. Among them, the sharp knife specially used for Liangshan Yi production has a circle at the end of the handle; Special knife for girls, small and exquisite, sharp and prickly, extremely sharp. Before the 1970s, Husa Achang's small sharp knife had entered Tibetan areas, but it was not specially used for storing goods, but for businessmen who traveled from south to north for their own use.

Excellent Tibetan Dao mainly comes from India and Sichuan, China. In the early 1970s, the supply of Tibetan knives was out of line. 1973, Diqing Prefecture and Longchuan County reached an agreement. Through the comparative study of Tibetan Dao samples and household sharp knives, new products were designed by absorbing the advantages of the original Tibetan Dao and household sharp knives, and the first batch of new Tibetan Dao was produced by famous teachers organized by the household knife factory. Tibetan Dao produced in Husa Achang Township has exquisite style, high quality, excellent steel, unique quenching water and exquisite technology. The overall quality of the knife is unfair. It can chop bamboo, bark and meat, and also chop pig and cow bones, which is convenient for hunting, picnic and slaughter. The scabbard is decorated or wrapped with copper or silver leather, embossed with patterns such as "Dragon Opera Factory" and "Phoenix Chaoyang", and specially prepared and washed, which is dazzling.