Revenge of the Unboxing: LK Chen's White Serpent Jian. 

^you and your content help calm my anxiety which is rare and means a lot. Keep goin good sir

Although . . . I got the Gale Wind and have been very happy with it, too. Great balance and not so expensive that I'm afraid to use it in cutting practice.

I have to admit, I find his rankings a little odd. I'm not saying he's wrong, just that what I've noticed so far doesn't exactly match his observations. Keep in mind that i don't have the Grand Marshal, so I don't really have anything to say about that one. But as far as the other three, I find that all of them handle pretty well, with the following differences: - The Gale Wind, while it has great handling and an authoritative cut, is a little uncomfortable for me to use, since the hand grip is rather narrow for my hands. - The Snow Peak has a good balance between point control and cutting power, but the hand grip, while a great size and thickness for me, may be too uncomfortable for people because of the rayskin covering on it. Some people may want to wrap it. - The White Serpent is also comfortable to use, and I find that it's handles better than the Gale Wind. The balance is similar, but since the handgrip is not as narrow, I can control it much more comfortably.

@@Swordsage Perhaps LK or someone can send you in a grand marshal for review purposes. That Jian has a longer handle than the other LK Chen Ming/Qing/Republic period Jian and more heft. The White Serpent is still by far the most aesthetically-pleasing LK Sword released so far and that includes the Ultra-edition Flying Phoenix. On a sidenote, have you seen the recent LK releases? Heard great things about the Tang Zhanmadao and the Liao Twin Peaks Dao.

I'm just speculating, but I think it looks like it was made to be worn while riding a horse.

Bought it have it yes its heavy yes it can kill a man yes its pretty. I think the neatest thing about it though is that the entire thing is ringed in metal.