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20th December 2017, 02:20 PM
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Location: Poole England
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Chinese Glaive
A recent addition to the collection
I am calling it a Chinese Glaive until those with more knowledge correct me. Just over 6 ft long with a 22 inch head. The mounts are iron. The pole could be original, it's certainly old. I will clean this up after the festivities and post some decent pictures. All comments welcome. Merry Christmas Regards Roy |
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20th December 2017, 02:37 PM
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Is the blade sharp, or at least appears to have been sharp? How thick is the spine of the blade at the base and about 5 cm (2") from the tip?
Regards, Marius Last edited by mariusgmioc; 20th December 2017 at 03:03 PM. |
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20th December 2017, 10:05 PM
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Any chance of a close-up of the symbol next to the hook?
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20th December 2017, 10:35 PM
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Marius
It is sharp. The base is 9mm thick 5cm from the top it is 2mm Timo - see photo, it is the same symbol each side. cheers Roy |
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20th December 2017, 10:52 PM
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Interesting oldish guandao/yanyuedao, a traditional chinese weapon still practised in their martial arts. There would have been an iron ring thriu the blades hole to suspend a red tassle.
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20th December 2017, 11:28 PM
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Hello Roy and thank you for the measurements!
It appears it is a genuine fighting Guandao. A great blade! Congratulations and happy cleaning! 
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20th December 2017, 10:12 PM
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Very nice Vietnamese subject, not Chinese
Possible, the end of XVIII century. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
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