Chinese Glaive

Royston · 20th December 2017, 01:20 PM

A recent addition to the collection

I am calling it a Chinese Glaive until those with more knowledge correct me.
Just over 6 ft long with a 22 inch head.
The mounts are iron.
The pole could be original, it's certainly old.

I will clean this up after the festivities and post some decent pictures.

All comments welcome.

Merry Christmas

Regards
Roy

mariusgmioc · 20th December 2017, 01:37 PM

Is the blade sharp, or at least appears to have been sharp? How thick is the spine of the blade at the base and about 5 cm (2") from the tip?

Regards,

Marius

Timo Nieminen · 20th December 2017, 09:05 PM

Any chance of a close-up of the symbol next to the hook?

Royston · 20th December 2017, 09:35 PM

Marius

It is sharp.

The base is 9mm thick
5cm from the top it is 2mm

Timo - see photo, it is the same symbol each side.

cheers
Roy

kronckew · 20th December 2017, 09:52 PM

Interesting oldish guandao/yanyuedao, a traditional chinese weapon still practised in their martial arts. There would have been an iron ring thriu the blades hole to suspend a red tassle.

mariusgmioc · 20th December 2017, 10:28 PM

Hello Roy and thank you for the measurements!

It appears it is a genuine fighting Guandao. A great blade!

Congratulations and happy cleaning!

Ren Ren · 20th December 2017, 09:12 PM

Very nice Vietnamese subject, not Chinese

Possible, the end of XVIII century.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

20th December 2017, 01:20 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Chinese Glaive A recent addition to the collection I am calling it a Chinese Glaive until those with more knowledge correct me. Just over 6 ft long with a 22 inch head. The mounts are iron. The pole could be original, it's certainly old. I will clean this up after the festivities and post some decent pictures. All comments welcome. Merry Christmas Regards Roy Attached Images

20th December 2017, 01:37 PM	#2
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,912	Is the blade sharp, or at least appears to have been sharp? How thick is the spine of the blade at the base and about 5 cm (2") from the tip? Regards, Marius Last edited by mariusgmioc; 20th December 2017 at 02:03 PM.

20th December 2017, 09:35 PM	#4
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Marius It is sharp. The base is 9mm thick 5cm from the top it is 2mm Timo - see photo, it is the same symbol each side. cheers Roy Attached Images

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20th December 2017, 09:05 PM	#3
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	Any chance of a close-up of the symbol next to the hook?

20th December 2017, 09:52 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Interesting oldish guandao/yanyuedao, a traditional chinese weapon still practised in their martial arts. There would have been an iron ring thriu the blades hole to suspend a red tassle.

20th December 2017, 10:28 PM	#6
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,912	Hello Roy and thank you for the measurements! It appears it is a genuine fighting Guandao. A great blade! Congratulations and happy cleaning!

20th December 2017, 09:12 PM	#7
Ren Ren Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Russia, Moscow Posts: 379	Very nice Vietnamese subject, not Chinese Possible, the end of XVIII century. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!