Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Collector's / martial artist's jargon
An alternative name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀).
Cantonese: bat jam do
See: húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
Bāzhǎndāo (八斬刀)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Collector's / martial artist's jargon
An alternative name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀).
Cantonese: bat jam do
See: húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.