Drawing of a Yi Hu Chong, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'. |
The many winged tigers
Admittedly, military men generally weren't the most creative when it came to naming things. A great many weapons bear the name of Yi Hu (翼虎, winged tiger), yet they are completely unrelated to each other. To avoid confusion, I will cover all of them in this blog post.
Bu Xia Yi Hu Chong (步下翼虎銃, lit. 'Footman's winged tiger gun')
Top (above) and side (below) view of Bu Xia Yi Hu Chong (highlighted), from 'Shen Qi Pu (《神器譜》)'. |
Yi Hu Chong (翼虎銃, lit. 'Winged tiger arquebus')
Side (above) and top (below) view of Yi Hu Chong, from 'Shen Qi Pu (《神器譜》)'. |
For more details, see my other post.
Xuan Ji Yi Hu (旋機翼虎, lit. 'Rotating mechanism winged tiger')
Xuan Ji Yi Hu, from 'Shen Qi Pu (《神器譜》)'. |
For more details, see my other post.
Yi Hu Pao (翼虎砲, lit. 'Winged tiger cannon')
Drawing of a Yi Hu Pao, from 'Jun Qi Tu Shuo (《軍器圖說》)'. |
For more details, see my other post.
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