Duo Qian Fang Pai (奪鉛防牌)

MINOR UPDATE JUNE 28, 2023

Drawing of a Duo Qian Fang Pai (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Ji Yao (《武備集要》)'.

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Telling apart Chinese polearms: a quick visual guide

UPDATED JANUARY 10, 2025

(Note: The descriptions below correspond to the items in the image from left to right, in the same order they appear.)

1. Ancient Chinese polearms (Shang to Han Dynasty)

1.1 Common polearms

Various ancient Chinese polearms. It should be noted that these weapons are not to scale with each other. For example, the head of a Shu is much smaller than other polearms.

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Patron only: Square formation of Xu Lun (許論) — EXTRA: Contingency formation

The final part of the square formation series, covering Xu Lun's countermeasure against Mongol surprise attack.

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Other blog posts in my Square Formation series:

Square formation of Xu Lun — Part 1

Square formation of Xu Lun — Part 2

Square formation of Xu Lun — Part 3

Square formation of Xu Lun — EXTRA (Patron-only content)

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