Great Ming Military

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UPDATED JANUARY 10, 2025 1) Ancient Chinese polearms (Warring States to Han Dynasty) 1.1) Common polearms Various ancient Chinese p...

Drawing of a Gou Lian, from 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'. Gou...

Fang Tian Hua Ji (方天畫戟, lit. 'Square sky decorated halberd') Drawing of a Fang Tian Ji (highlighted), from 'Si Zhen San Guan...

Drawing of a San Jian Liang Ren Dao (highlighted), from 'Si Zhen San Guan Zhi (《四鎮三關志》)'. San Jian Liang Ren Dao (三尖兩刃刀, lit. ...

Drawing of a Gou Lian Dao, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'. Gou Lian Dao (鈎鐮刀, lit. 'Hook sickle glaive') was a Chinese polea...

Drawing of a Yan Yue Dao, from 'Chou Hai Tu Bian (《籌海圖編》)'. Yan Yue Dao (偃月刀, lit. 'Reclining moon glaive'), also known...

Like many Chinese weapons, the famous Zhan Ma Dao (斬馬刀, 'Horse-chopping sabre') has been subject to a lot of misinformations and m...

An ornate Po Dao once belonged to Taiping general Luo Da Gang (羅大綱). Private Collection. Po Dao was a type of Chinese sword or glaive wi...

Drawing of a military-style Tang Pa, from 'Bing Lu (《兵錄》)'.

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 Drawing of a Lang Xian, from a Korean print of 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'. Lang Xian (狼筅, can be...