Ulhun
Manchu for tūnkǒu (吞口), a collar piece on the base of a sword or saber blade.
Kuhen
Machu for a groove on a blade or arrowhead
Sādài (撒袋)
Chinese name for the Manchu style quiver.
Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
Bāqí (八旗)
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Pī jiàn (鈚箭)
Chinese name for a class of broadhead arrows. This is an alternative spelling using an archaic character that was reintroduced in the middle of the Qing.
Pī jiàn (披箭)
Chinese name for a class of broadhead arrows.
Silin dacungga kūwaran
An elite light unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners.
Jiànruìyíng (健銳營)
An elite unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners, comparable to today's special forces.
Niru
Manchu word for a class of broadhead arrows.
Hǔqiāngyíng（虎槍營）
An elite unit of Qing imperial guardsmen that accompanied the emperor into dangerous hunting grounds.
Tiger spear
See: Hǔqiāng（虎槍)
Hǔqiāng（虎槍）
A large hunting spear in use by the Qing dynasty Tiger spear division.
Beri
Manchu word for "bow".
Huāwéngāng (花文鋼)
A type of pattern welding known in English as twist-core.
Measurements of a Manchu bow
Made in the famous Changxing workshop in Chengdu, which as the subject of Tan Danjiong's (T'an Tan-Chiung) "Investigative Report on Bow and Arrow Manufacture in Chengdu"
A Chinese bow by Changxing
Rare extant work of a famous workshop in Chengdu.
A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow
This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.
Heavy Manchu war or strength bow
With an estimated draw weight of 160-200 pounds.
Qing Bannerman's helmet
Of a type worn among others by the Valiant Cavalry.
A large Manchu knife
Introduction
The Manchu rulers of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1912) originated in northeast China where their
Antique Qing quiver
A quiver of the late Qing dynasty.