Chinese Judgment Sword (short handle)
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | Weapon, swordsman |
| Distribution: | China |
| Overall length: | about 64 cm to 81 cm |
| Blade length: | about 39 cm to 53 cm |
| Blade width: | about 8 cm to 11 cm |
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A Chinese guiding sword (short handle) is a guiding sword from China .
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Beheading with a short sword during the Qing Dynasty , China
description
A Chinese guiding sword (short handle) has a heavy, broad, single-edged blade. The blade widens from the handle to the location and is slightly curved. The place is sloping. The blade is smooth or with several narrow hollow grinds. The handle is made of metal and, depending on the version, is equipped with or without a guard and wrapped in fabric. The pommel is made as a ring or has a flat plate. There are different versions. These swordsmen were used in China.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Richtschwert at Oriental Arms (accessed December 3, 2009).
literature
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), page 643.
See also
Web links
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