Chinese River Pirate Sword?

Jim McDougall · 10th October 2012, 12:40 AM

Hi Gav,
We crossed posts! Hoped you'd come in on this

KuKulzA28 · 10th October 2012, 01:54 AM

I believe in addition to all the good points presented by the above guys, that these blades were sometimes paired with rattan shields and called pai dao aka "shield knife"... other times instead of long knives it was pian dao, hatchet, etc.

Gavin Nugent · 11th October 2012, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

I believe in addition to all the good points presented by the above guys, that these blades were sometimes paired with rattan shields and called pai dao aka "shield knife"... other times instead of long knives it was pian dao, hatchet, etc.

Indeed, the pairing has been seen in old line drawings and is practiced in some martial circles.

10th October 2012, 12:40 AM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,189	Hi Gav, We crossed posts! Hoped you'd come in on this

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KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	I believe in addition to all the good points presented by the above guys, that these blades were sometimes paired with rattan shields and called pai dao aka "shield knife"... other times instead of long knives it was pian dao, hatchet, etc.