Niuweidao

The Niuweidao (Chinese: 牛尾刀; pinyin: niúwěidāo; lit. 'Ox-Tailed Sword"') was a type of Chinese saber (dao) of the late Qing Dynasty period. A heavy bladed weapon with a characteristic flaring tip, it was primarily a civilian weapon, as Imperial troops were never issued it.

References
  • Tom PMW (2001). "Some Notable Sabers of the Qing Dynasty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art". Vol. 36. Metropolitan Museum Journal. pp. 11, 207–222. doi:10.2307/1513063. JSTOR 1513063. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  • Lorge PA (2011). Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87881-4.


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