Podao
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Podao or pudao is a Chinese single-edged infantry weapon that is still used primarily for training in various Chinese martial arts. The blade of the weapon is shaped like a Chinese broadsword, but the
A photograph of a Chinese podao, with the handle wrapped in hemp rope.
A drawing of a pudao
Dao (Chinese sword)
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Dao are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades
Podao
…single-edged infantry weapon that is still used primarily for training in various Chinese martial arts. The blade of the weapon is shaped like a Chinese broadsword, but the weapon has a longer handle, usually around one to two meters (about three to six feet) which is circular in cross-section. It looks somewhat…
A Chinese dao and scabbard of the 18th century
Han dynasty steel ring-headed dao of different sizes (bottom).
Two Sui dynasty zhibeidao with ring-shaped pommels.
Reconstruction of a Tang dynasty ''dao''.