PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago'Swordbreaker' for catching and binding enemy weapons, Qing China, 19th century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10
arrow-up198arrow-down1image'Swordbreaker' for catching and binding enemy weapons, Qing China, 19th century ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoNot sure about the details, unfortunately, my knowledge of traditional Chinese weaponry is pretty slim.
minus-squareKomodo Rodeo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoMy impression from the Wiki entry above is that it’s used to break edged weapons via blunt force vs. the more familiar European variant that traps/disarms/bends/snaps blades via torsion. Might be wrong, but it seems that way, at least.
Not sure about the details, unfortunately, my knowledge of traditional Chinese weaponry is pretty slim.
My impression from the Wiki entry above is that it’s used to break edged weapons via blunt force vs. the more familiar European variant that traps/disarms/bends/snaps blades via torsion. Might be wrong, but it seems that way, at least.