Bordered Blue Banner
A Qing military and administrative division.
Kubuhe lamun gūsa
"Bordered Blue Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Xiānglánqí (鑲藍旗)
"Bordered Blue Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Plain Blue Banner
A Qing military and administrative division.
Plain Red Banner
A Qing military and administrative division.
Zhènghóngqí (正紅旗)
"Plain Red Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Gulu fulgiyan gūsa
"Plain Red Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Zhènglánqí (鑲藍旗)
"Plain Blue Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Gulu lamun gūsa
"Plain Blue Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Gulu šanggiyan gūsa
"Plain White Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Plain White Banner
A Qing military and administrative division.
Zhèngbáiqí (正白旗)
"Plain White Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Gulu suwayan gūsa
"Plain Yellow Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Zhènghuángqí (正黃旗)
"Plain Yellow Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Plain Yellow Banner
A Qing military and administrative division.
Kubuhe suwayan gūsa
"Bordered Yellow Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Xiānghuángqí (鑲黃旗)
"Bordered Yellow Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Bordered Yellow Banner
A Qing military and administrative division.
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. (Alternative spelling using an archaic character).
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, a military "company", or captain.
Hǔqiāngyíng（虎槍營）
An elite unit of Qing imperial guardsmen that accompanied the emperor into dangerous hunting grounds.
Tiger spear (Qing)
The "tiger spear" was a large hunting spear in use by the Qing dynasty Tiger spear division.
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
Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.
A Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial guardsman that protected the emperor of the Qing dynasty.
Antique Qing quiver
A quiver of the late Qing dynasty.