Inome (猪目)
"Boar's eye", a heart-shaped pattern commonly used in Japanese art.
Shào jiàn (哨箭)
Chinese for a class of whistling arrows that combine a whistle with an arrowhead.
Zhànjiàn (戰箭)
Qing Chinese term meaning "war arrow". The standard Qing military arrow.
Yatarakū fadu
A traditional fire-making pouch.
Kōgai (笄)
The Japanese term for a hair arranging pin that was worn in Japanese sword scabbards.
Wari-kōgai (割笄)
The Japanese term for a hair arranging needle that can be split to form a pair of chopsticks.
Seleme
Manchu word for a type of large hunting knife.
Shùndāo (順刀)
Chinese name for a type of large hunting knife.
Lùyíng (綠營)
The Lùyíng (綠營) or "Green Standard Army" was a large force of the Qing dynasty military.
Niowanggiyan turun-i cooha
Manchu for Green Standard Army: The all-Han army of the Qing dynasty.
Green Standard Army
The all-Han army of the Qing dynasty.
Aliha Cooha
Manchu word for the Valiant Cavalry, the main contingent of Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese Banner troops.
Niǎoqiāng (鳥鎗)
The Chinese word for matchlock musket.
Méizhēnjiàn (梅针箭)
Chinese name for a type of Qing military arrow.
Wǔ Zhuàngyuán (武狀元)
Title of the champion of the Qing Imperial Military Examinations.
Tachi-mokkō-gata (太刀木瓜形)
Japanese term for a cross-shaped tsuba often used on tachi swords.
Aoi-gata (葵形)
Japanese word for a sword guard shape. Literelly "hollyhock shape".
Nanban tetsu (南蠻鉃)
Literally: Southern barbarian steel.
Kusarigama (鎖鎌)
A Japanese scythe weapon with weight and chain.
Ruǎn tiěbiān (軟鐵鞭)
Historical Chinese term for an iron chain weapon.
Chángxìng (長興)
A famous bow making shop in Chengdu, active until the 1960s.
Lěngyànjù (冷豔鋸)
Nickname for Guan Yu's "Green Dragon Crescent Blade".
Qīnglóng yǎnyuèdāo (青龍偃月刀)
The mythical pole arm of Guan Yu.
Zhǎnmǎdāo (斬馬刀)
Literally, "horse cutting blade". The name of various classical Chinese weapons.
Mda‘ gdong (མད་འ་ག་དོ་ང་)
Tibetan for an open quiver that spreads the arrows out.
Butterfly swords
English name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
Bat jam do (八斬刀)
Cantonese pronunciation for bāzhǎndāo, an alternative name for húdiédāo.
Bāzhǎndāo (八斬刀)
Alternative name for the húdiédāo.
Kǎndāo (砍刀)
Chinese for "chopping saber". An alternative name for the dàdāo.
Dàdāo (大刀)
Literally "big knife", it is primarily associated with the iconic broad saber of post-imperial China.
Jebele
Manchu word for quiver. Also means "right hand".
Chūnqiūdāo (春秋刀)
Literally: "Spring-autumn blade", an alternative name for the yǎnyuèdāo.
Yǎnyuèdāo (掩月刀)
Name by which the yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀) first appears in the 11th century.
Guāndāo (關刀)
A commonly used name for the yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀).
Shuāngjiàn (雙劍)
Chinese for double straightsword.
Hisayuki (久隨)
A Japanese maker of sword mounts, active in the Edo period.
Húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
A type of Chinese double swords with D-shaped guards.
Chángqiāng (長槍)
The Chinese long spear.
Lùyíng chángqiāng (綠營長槍)
A large spear issued to the troops of the Green Standard Army in the Qing dynasty
Anggûta
Manchu word for the washer at the back of a sword pommel.
Turu
Manchu word for saber lanyard.
Sirdan sele
Manchu for the suspension bar on top of a sword scabbard.
Tebeliyeku
Manchu for the suspension bands on a sword scabbard.
Dubei toldohon
Manchu for the fittings on either end of the scabbard.
Homhon
Manchu word for scabbard.
fesin-i toldohon
Manchu word for sword grip ferrule.
Guye
Language: Manchu
Source: Classical literature
Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".
Green Standard Army Zhanmadao
The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.
