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词条 Zhanmadao
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  1. General characteristics

  2. Similar weapons

  3. See also

  4. References

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The zhanmadao ({{zh|c=斬馬刀|p=zhǎnmǎdāo|l=horse chopping saber}}) was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and was especially common in Song China (960–1279).

General characteristics

The zhanmadao is a sabre with a single long broad blade, and a long handle suitable for two-handed use. It was used as an anti-cavalry weapon, dating from Emperor Cheng of Han, made to slice through a horse's legs.[1] This is mentioned in the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" a Song Military Manual from 1072.[2] It featured prominently against the Jin armies in campaigns between 1129 and 1141.[3]

Surviving examples include a sword that might resemble a nagamaki in construction; it had a wrapped handle 37 centimetres long making it easy to grip with two hands. The blade was 114 centimetres long and very straight with a slight curve in the last half.

Similar weapons

Possible variations of these Chinese swords were the changdao, miaodao, and wodao.

The sword may have been the inspiration for the Japanese zanbatō; both are written with the same characters and have been said to have been used for killing the horse and rider in one swing.[4]

See also

  • Ōdachi
  • Messer (weapon)
  • Zweihänder
  • Dao (sword)

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Yang|first=Jwing-Ming|title=Ancient Chinese Weapons: A Martial Artist's Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SBENHIwJshMC&pg=PA65|accessdate=27 January 2013|date=1 March 1999|publisher=YMAA Publication Center Inc|isbn=978-1-886969-67-4|page=65}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/hanson.htm|title=The Mongol Siege of Xiangyang and Fan-ch’eng and the Song military |publisher=deremilitari.org |date= |accessdate=6 November 2010}}
3. ^{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Richard Bodley|last2=Gaukroger|first2=Nik|title=Empires of the Dragon: The Far East at War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LEXX_qRpJr8C&pg=PA107|accessdate=27 January 2013|date=22 September 2009|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-84603-690-3|page=107}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Breverton|first=Terry|authorlink=Terry Breverton|title=Breverton's Encyclopedia of Inventions: A Compendium of Technological Leaps, Groundbreaking Discoveries and Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N_XEdH37b2QC&pg=PT18|accessdate=27 January 2013|date=26 April 2012|publisher=Quercus Publishing|isbn=978-1-78087-340-4|page=18}}
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