A sharp cold weapon, used for stabbing and chopping in melee. It is divided into two parts: the sword body and the hilt. The sword body is slender, with blades on both sides and sharp tip. The handle is short and easy to hold. A sword is usually equipped with a sheath. The earliest sword in China was a bronze sword in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Later, with the development of science and technology, iron swords and steel swords appeared.
The sword of Gou Jian, King of Yue, was a bronze sword used by Gou Jian, King of Yue, in the late Spring and Autumn Period of China. 1965, 65438+ The Chu Tomb in jiangling county, Hubei Province was unearthed in February, and now it is in the Hubei Provincial Museum. The sword is 55.6 cm long and 5 cm wide. The body of the sword has black patterns and is made of copper and tin. On the front, there is an inscription "When the King of Yue was shallow, he used his sword at first sight" ("shallow dove" means "Goujian" and "first sight" means "left").
Second, the spear
Cold weapon used for stabbing in ancient China. It consists of a gun head and a gun handle. The gun head is mostly made of metal, and the gun handle is mostly made of wood, bamboo and rattan, and there are also metal materials.
Spears are generally 1.8-2.7 meters long, and some are more than 4 meters long. The spearhead is generally 40 cm long, and some reach more than 80 cm. Early spearheads were stones or animal bones. With the development of science and technology, bronze and iron spearheads appeared.
Third, the axe (graupel)
Cold weapon used for chopping in ancient China. Consists of an axe body and an axe handle. An axe is made of stone, copper or iron, and its handle is made of wood. The shape of the graupel is similar to that of an axe, but the difference is that the graupel is thin and the blade is wide and round.
As a symbol of military power, cymbals are mostly well-cast, and the faces of people or animals are carved on cymbals, giving people a deterrent.
Fourth, halberd
In ancient China, spear and attack energy were combined into one cold weapon, which was used in combat. Consists of a halberd head and a halberd handle. The halberd head is made of metal, and the halberd handle is made of wood and bamboo. The longest halberd can reach more than 3 meters.
It can not only stab, poke and pick, but also hook and peck. It is a sharp weapon used by infantry and cavalry. Early halberds were bronze halberds, and later with the development of science and technology, iron halberds appeared.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) crossbow
An ancient long-range weapon in China, equipped with a control device, can be fired when on standby. It consists of crossbow, crossbow arm and crossbow machine. The crossbow machine is made of bronze or iron, including teeth, cattle and hanging knives.
The crossbow of the Han Dynasty has a bronze shell called Guo outside the crossbow machine, which can bear greater tension. In addition, Han Yi added a scale to "Looking Mountain" for aiming, which is equivalent to the scale of modern rifles, and improved the hit rate.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China Ancient Weapons