UPDATED MAY 24, 2022
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| Two Dao Ma Huo She Shen Gun, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'. |
Dao Ma Huo She Shen Gun (倒馬火蛇神棍, lit. 'Horse-tipping fire snake divine staff') was a combination handgonne/fire lance designed for anti-cavalry purpose, following the Chinese doctrine of
countercharging enemy cavalry with relatively short weapon. The weapon came in two different variants: a single-shot variant that resembled a
Kuai Qiang (快鎗) with longer gun barrel but shorter wooden pole, and a double-ended variant that resembled a
Bian Chong (邊銃) without gun sight. The single-shot variant was loaded with lead bullets as well as fire and poison smoke-generating gunpowder, and shot both from the same barrel, while the double-ended variant shot lead bullet from one end (à la handgonne) and projected fire and poison smoke from the other end (à la fire lance).
Other blog posts in my Fire Lances with Fancy Names series:
Fei Tian Shen Huo Du Long Qiang (飛天神火毒龍鎗)
Shen Ji Wan Sheng Huo Long Dao (神機萬勝火龍刀)
Dang Tian Mie Kou Yin Yang Chan (蕩天滅寇陰陽鏟)
Dao Ma Huo She Shen Gun (倒馬火蛇神棍)
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