Many friends who like collecting must have heard of Ma Weidou's name. He is also a man with a famous knife complex, and he has a famous Qijia knife in his hand. Of course, Ma Weidou also has a famous sword in Qianlong period, but it is a fake. Its owner is the protagonist of this article today-Tian Zi No.17 Proton waist sword. In order not to forget the tradition of ancestors, Kangxi decided to hold a parade in Mulan every autumn. Of course, Kangxi's move was not only for fun, but also of great political and military significance. After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he was always brave and good at fighting. In order to warn future generations not to forget the ancestral system, he specially ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a batch of "Qianlong Baoteng" waist knives, and finally made 90.

However, these 90 works were produced in four batches, which took 47 years. These 90 knives are numbered according to heaven, earth and people respectively. Each series has 30 knives, and each knife has its own name. They are of the same grade and specification. The whole knife is S-shaped, and the carved decoration on the white jade handle is full of Mongolian customs.

This nod first appeared at the auction of Herman Historical Company in Munich, Germany. Compared with other large auction companies, this company is relatively small, but it focuses on the auction of antique weapons, mainly East Asian ancient weapons and armor. Many Asian cultural relics also appeared in the auction that day, such as the mountain city of Japan and the helmet of South Korea. Of course, China has the most swords.

The owner of Tian Zi 17 Proton broadsword is a German restaurant owner. After his death, his family decided to auction the knife. Unfortunately, the reason why Bao Dao was collected by this boss is still a mystery. However, the auction of Tian Zi No.17 Proton broadsword was extremely embarrassing. When the host shouted: "The starting price of this series is 6000 euros", it didn't get a warm response. On the contrary, there was a lot of discussion in the audience, because almost no one believed it was genuine, but thought it was a cottage.

Buyers have been talking clearly, but no one has bid, because there are many fakes in this kind of collection, and the price of 6000 euros is already very high. Exceeding this price is likely to damage.

Finally, after only two rounds of auction, the knife was bid to 8000 euros. Just as the host shouted "8000 Euro for the second time" in despair, a loud voice added "130000 Euro", and the buyer was still a foreigner.

In a blink of an eye, in 2006, Tian Zi 17 Proton Waist Knife appeared in Hong Kong auction. The theme of this auction is "Qianlong Treasure", and this treasure knife is valued at HK$ 8 million to HK$ 6.5438+0.2 million. However, it was finally taken away by a mainland buyer for 46.04 million Hong Kong dollars.

It can be said that this price also broke the auction record of imperial handicrafts. Until 20 12, this was the last appearance of Tian Zi 17 proton broadsword. There were many more auctions of 35 million RMB, which were finally sold at a high price of 48.3 million RMB. The rising tide of Baoteng broadsword is enough to see its preciousness.

It turns out that when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, a Russian stole two treasure knives and took them to Vladivostok. However, he couldn't make ends meet, so he decided to sell the two knives for money. At that time, Russian soldiers peddled along the street and happened to be met by China's translator Feng. He immediately decided that this knife was a royal thing in the palace. Thinking of the shame of their loss overseas, he bought them and took them back to his hometown Yantai. Later, after several twists and turns, I finally donated two treasure knives to Yantai Museum.

Compared with the fate that Tianzi 17 Proton broadsword always drifts with the tide, these two Bao Dao named Tian Zi Proton No.30 and Di Zi Zhenyuan No.30 are much luckier. Although not reunited with other brothers, it has taken root. It can be said that Qianlong Baoteng broadsword represents the highest production skill in Qing Dynasty, and it is also the masterpiece of many cultural treasures. Unfortunately, we have too much wealth scattered among the people and overseas. I hope that one day, they will all go home.