Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Collector's / martial artist's jargon
An alternative name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀).
Cantonese: bat jam do
See: húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
Bāzhǎndāo (八斬刀)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Collector's / martial artist's jargon
An alternative name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀).
Cantonese: bat jam do
See: húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.