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18th December 2013, 06:39 AM | #1 |
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Chinese Glaive
Greetings to all,
My latest purchase is this Chinese Glaive. The seller is a reputable UK dealer and it was described as a 19th century polearm. The blade is quite thick and weighty. It could be used as a handheld weapon, or fastened to the end of a pole (fixed into the end of a hollow pole, like a plug bayonet?). I thought that it may be worth posting photos to go into the archives. Comments will be appreciated. Regards to all, Brian |
18th December 2013, 07:23 AM | #2 | |
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Salaams Iliad~ I think the sellers description of Chinese military glaive was the way it was put, although, I can't see it myself. Why would they bother tying these or slotting them on to bamboo poles when they had Glaives already on a pole? Would this not simply have been a sword/axe weapon..? Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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18th December 2013, 08:16 AM | #3 |
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Hi Brian,
I can not see Chinese here at all? Indian perhaps, sort of a Ram Dao type chopper? Do you have the sellers complete description and can they other further insight? Gavin |
18th December 2013, 02:22 PM | #4 |
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I would have to agree. This appears from top to bottom to be an Indian or Nepalese 'ram dao' sacrificial sword.
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23rd December 2013, 08:32 PM | #5 |
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Hi to all,
I have referred the matter back to the seller and he concedes that the item may well be Indian. Regardless of origin, I like it very much and am pleased to have it in my collection. Thanks to all who commented. Best, Brian |
23rd December 2013, 09:03 PM | #6 | |
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