Originally Posted by
Ken Cheng
A little later, I went into a curio shop and, for $2.50, walked out with a wooden sword inscribed "Heaven Sword" in Chinese (i.e. Jin Yong's Heaven Sword). I figure this must have been the one that Cheung Mo Gei used during his duel with the Eight-Armed Swordsman.
Is the sword missing 6 inches from the tip?
From HSDS chapter 24:
A loud hiss was
heard from Fang Dongbai. He thrusted the Heaven Sword forward with every
once of evergy he had left, putting everything into this one strike.
Recognising the danger of the situation, Zhang Wuji used his sword to
block. With great skill, Fang Dongbai adjusted his stance slightly. The
Heaven Sword now attacked from the side. With a 'qing' sound, six inches
of the wooden sword was cut off. The minor obstruction was not enough to
hold back the Heaven Sword and it stabbed straight at Zhang Wuj's chest.