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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')
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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')
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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')
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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')
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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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