What dao broadsword forms are available in the Chinese dao collection?
Updated Feb 2026
The dao broadsword pieces in this collection focus on the Oxtail Dao format - one of the most visually distinctive and historically significant dao forms in the Chinese sword tradition. The Chinese Oxtail Dao takes its name from the characteristic flared tip profile: the blade widens toward the tip before narrowing to a point, creating a profile that resembles an oxtail. This flared-tip geometry concentrates mass toward the tip of the blade, creating powerful forward-stroke cutting momentum. Oxtail Dao pieces in this collection are available in Melaleuca Steel - a fold-forged high-carbon steel grade with its own layered structure - and Damascus steel, with both materials producing layered blade patterning visible across the curved blade surface. The bronze or brass-tone fittings typical of Chinese dao construction - the oval guard, the wrapped handle, the metal pommel - complete the traditional Chinese broadsword aesthetic of these pieces.