Subject: 民兵 man4bing1 militiaman
Culture: Cantonese Chinese
Setting: Liangguang 19thc
Object: 蝴蝶刀 wu4dip2dou1 butterfly knives, 雙刀 soeng1dou1 double knives
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* Aladdin Knives
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."
