Shéng Biāo 繩鏢 – ‘Rope Dart’

The rope dart 繩標 or shéng biāo 繩鏢 in Mandarin is a type of soft...

Shuangshou dao 雙手刀- two-hand sword

The shuangshou dao 雙手刀, or two-hand sword, shares historical parallels with the development of two-handed...

Dart Launcher – Huo Nu Liu Xing Jian 火弩流星箭

Huo Nu Liu Xing Jian 火弩流星箭,lit. 'Fire crossbow shooting star arrow', is a disposable dart-launching...

Japanese swords used in China?

Little seems to be known about Japanese swords imported to China during the Ming dynasty....