Axe, a tool used for cutting in modern times, was called an invincible weapon in ancient times. Judging from the cultural relics unearthed in archaeology, the axe-shaped objects in China originated from the Paleolithic Age 1000 years ago. At this time, the axe-shaped objects are mostly made of gravel, and the surface is rough and unpolished.
Celtic
By 4000- 10000 years ago, our ancestors began to select beautiful stones (beautiful stones are jade) for processing, polishing and carving into various objects, and Yufu became a typical product of the Neolithic Age.
Yufu
An axe made of bronze appeared in Shang dynasty, which retained the characteristics of a stone axe, with a wide curved blade and a slightly upturned angle.
Bronze axe
In the Zhou Dynasty, there was an empty axe with a tubular pin and a hole on it, which was convenient for mounting the handle.
Bent-foot axe
During the Three Kingdoms period, the manufacture of axes was valued by military strategists. It is said that Zhuge Liang personally supervised the manufacture of 100 tomahawk, which was of excellent quality. In the Jin dynasty, the shape of the axe changed, the blade became wider, the phase transition was short, it was easy to handle and the lethality was improved. Such as long-handled axe, phoenix-headed axe, etc.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of axes were equipped in the army to fight against the northern cavalry. It is recorded in history that the infantry fighting with the long axe defeated the cavalry, which shows that the long axe has great lethality to the cavalry.
There are many famous people who used axes in history. Huang Xu, a famous actor in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, split a mountain with a big axe.
Cheng Jin Yao Xuanhua Axe, the founder of the Tang Dynasty.
Liangshan hero Li Kui jy Banfu
Although the axe has strong lethality, due to its heavy weight, it is far less lightweight than other weapons and gradually withdraws from military equipment. It has gradually become a tool in people's lives.
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