Subject: 民兵 militiaman
Culture: Cantonese Chinese
Setting: Liangguang 19thc
Object: 蝴蝶刀, 雙刀 butterfly / double knives
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Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Double swords (shuangdao) Chinese, 18th century
These unusual double swords have knucklebows derived from European dirks.
The heavy blades were suitable for cutting as well as thrusting."
* Aladdin Knives
