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Hi All,
I'm looking for pictures and/or more information on a weapon called the lang xian in China and the Nangseon in Korea. This is an old pattern from the Ming (c. 1560) and Joseon (c. 1598) dynasties respectively. It's described as a "thorny spear" or a "multi-point bamboo spear." I've attached a picture from the Muyedobotongji, a Korean martial arts manual, and it's the only information I could find. Don Cunningham claims in a book that the lang xian was the inspiration for the Japanese sodegarami. I'm curious, because of the way the lang xian/nangseon was used as part of a mixed-weapons team to defeat the Japanese wokou pirates in China and Korea. It's the only weapon in the group that I don't have any information on. Any info, pictures of real examples, etc? Best, F |
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