A Qing imperial honor guard selected from war heroes and descendants of war heroes of the Upper Three Banners.
Manchu word for the Valiant Cavalry, the main contingent of Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese Banner troops.
Ifugao word for a woven rattan covering on handles and shafts.
Manchu word for the washer at the back of a sword pommel.
Japanese word for a sword guard shape. Literelly "hollyhock shape".
Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a sword hilt.
Chinese meaning "Eight Trigrams", representing the fundamental principles of our world.
An alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc used among others for sword parts.
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Chinese name for a class of arrows with a large, non-ferrous head. Many are whistles, some are blunts.
A Qing imperial honor guard selected from war heroes and descendants of war heroes of the Upper Three Banners.
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Cantonese pronunciation for bāzhǎndāo, an alternative name for húdiédāo.
Eight figures from Chinese Daoist mythology.
Alternative name for the húdiédāo.
An old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a large spearhead shaped arrowhead.
The Seven Stars of the "the Big Dipper". An important constellation in traditional Chinese philosophy and religion.
Nias name for the monkey-like figure carved on some sword hilts.
Generic Nias word for "knife" or "sword".
A mythical Burmese, shape-shifting creature.
Literally: "whip". Describes actual whips but also iron chain weapons and rigid bar-maces.
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Pleco dictionary. Old photos.