Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Formosa Hill Tribe Swords ( for Yuanzhumin )

Gavin Nugent · 5th January 2010, 07:28 AM

A very interesting similarity. The tribal piece you present almosts looks as though it could have once been a pole arm blade with the metal sleeve shortened as the polearms of this type were common amongst the Tiger troops of China and I am sure others too. There have been a number of historical images showing this.

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Gav.

5th January 2010, 07:28 AM	#24
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Interesting. A very interesting similarity. The tribal piece you present almosts looks as though it could have once been a pole arm blade with the metal sleeve shortened as the polearms of this type were common amongst the Tiger troops of China and I am sure others too. There have been a number of historical images showing this. Best Gav.