Yáng Ruìlín (杨瑞林)
A Manchu bow maker. Owned Jù Yuán Hào (聚元號).Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver
With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.Hūshǒu (護手)
Chinese for the handguard of a weapon.Qing openwork saber guard
A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script
A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.Malachite Manchu archer's ring
Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger
With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.A fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.Cantonese saber
With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.Southern Chinese saber
Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.An early form niúwěidāo
With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.Xián gé dā (弦挌搭)
Chinese term for the knot in a bowstring.Gōng xián (弓弦)
Chinese term for the bowstring.Gōng miàn (弓面)
Chinese term for the face of a bow, usually made of buffalo horn.Huà huà pí (畫樺皮)
Chinese term for the "painted birch bark" often covering composite bows.Gōng nǎo (弓腦)
Chinese term for the "knee" of a composite bow.Gōng diànzi (弓墊子)
Chinese term for the string bridge on some types of composite bows.Kòuzi (扣子)
Chinese term for the string notch on each bow tip.Shāo tóu (弰頭)
Chinese term for the tips on either end of a bow.Jiàn liūzi (箭溜子)
Chinese term for the spot on the bow where the arrow slips by.Lòukōng (鏤空)
Chinese term for openwork.Gōng shāo (弓弰)
Chinese term for "bow ear".Wǔkē gōng (武科弓)
Chinese term for heavy bows, often used for strength testing and training.A Qing strength bow
A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.A deconstructed Qing bow
For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.Qing folding bow
A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".Qing bow glossary
A glossary of terminology regarding the Manchu style bow that was in common use during the Qing dynasty.Bŭzi (補子)
Chinese for a ranking badge worn by civil and military officialsQing military rank badge
Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.Qing piandao polearm
Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.Late Qing jian
A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.Seven stars militia jian
A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.Shào jiàn (哨箭)
Chinese for a class of whistling arrows that combine a whistle with an arrowhead.Measurements of a Qing war arrow
The standard military arrow of the Qing empire in numbers.Zhànjiàn (戰箭)
Qing Chinese term meaning "war arrow". The standard Qing military arrow.Seleme
Manchu word for a type of large hunting knife.Shùndāo (順刀)
Chinese name for a type of large hunting knife.Lùyíng (綠營)
The Lùyíng (綠營) or "Green Standard Army" was a large force of the Qing dynasty military.