Teišun-i giyan

Manchu for a brass or bronze mace.

Tóngjiǎn (銅鐧)

Chinese for a bronze mace.

Jiǎn (鐧)

A type of Chinese mace with a smooth rod.

Chinese sword breaker

With tapering blade, hollow ground on each side to make the edges slightly sharper.

A Chinese sword breaker (jian)

Introduction

In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinction between two hea