Chinese Glaive

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Iliad

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

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.