Talk about the development history of weapons in ancient China

Sword King Goujian Sword of Yue is a sharp-edged cold weapon used for melee assassination and chopping in ancient China. It is divided into two parts: the sword body and the hilt. The sword body is slender, with blades on both sides, and the top is pointed. The hilt is short and easy to hold. Swords often come with a scabbard. The earliest sword in China was the bronze sword from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Later, with the development of science and technology, iron swords and steel swords appeared. Goujian Sword of Yue King is a bronze sword used by Goujian, King of Yue in China at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. It was unearthed from a Chu tomb in Jiangling County, Hubei Province in December 1965 and is now in the Hubei Provincial Museum. The sword is 55.6 cm long and 5 cm wide. The sword body has black patterns and is made of copper and tin. There is an inscription on the front: "King Jiu Qian of Yue used his sword from scratch" ("Jiu Qian" means "Gou Jian", "Zha" means "Zuo"). The sword was placed in a black lacquered wood scabbard when it was unearthed. The sword body was bright, without rust, and the blade was thin and sharp. The casting process has reached a very high level. Spear King Wu Fuchai Spear is a cold weapon used in ancient China for direct thrusts and fighting. It consists of a spear head and a spear handle. The spear head is mostly made of metal, and the spear handle is mostly made of wood, bamboo, rattan and other materials, and some are also made of metal. The spear length is usually 1.8-2.7 meters, and some are more than 4 meters long. The spear head is generally 40 centimeters long, and some are more than 80 centimeters long. Early spearheads were made of stone or animal bones. With the development of science and technology, bronze and iron spearheads appeared. The Spear of King Wu Fu Chai is a bronze spear used by King Wu Fu Chai in the late Spring and Autumn Period of China. It was unearthed from a Chu tomb in Jiangling County, Hubei Province in November 1983. Only the spearhead remains and is now in the Hubei Provincial Museum. The spear head is made of bronze, 29.5 cm long and 5.5 cm wide. The sword body has black patterns and is made of copper and tin. There is an inscription on the front of the sword: "King Wu Fu Chai Zi Cha (acting) for use". The spear blade is sharp. The fineness of its casting process is rarely seen in similar weapons. Ax (axe) ↑Fuhao's big bronze ax in Shang Dynasty is a cold fighting weapon used for chopping in ancient China. It consists of an ax body and an ax handle. The ax body is made of stone, copper or iron, and the ax handle is made of wood. The shape of a yue is similar to that of an axe. The difference is that the shape of the yue is thin and the blade is wide and arc-shaped. The yue is mainly used as a symbol of military power, so most yue are well-cast. The body of the yue is engraved with human or animal face patterns. The image is ferocious and gorgeous, giving people a deterrent effect. Shang Fu Hao's Big Bronze Yue Fu Hao was the wife of Shang King Wu Ding and the earliest female general in ancient China. She once led the army to conquer the Yi, Qiang, Tu and other foreign countries, and achieved outstanding military exploits. In 1976, four bronze axes were unearthed from Fuhao's tomb in Yinxu, Anyang, Henan. One of the large axes is 39.5 centimeters long, 37.5 centimeters wide, and weighs 9 kilograms. The yue is decorated with a pattern of two tigers attacking a human head and the inscription "Women are good". The Yue is not a practical weapon, but a symbol of the authority of the commander-in-chief. Halberd is a cold weapon for fighting in ancient China that combines spear and spear. It consists of a halberd head and a halberd handle. The halberd head is made of metal material, and the halberd handle is made of wood or bamboo. The length of the halberd can reach more than 3 meters. It can not only stab and pick, but also hook and peck. It is a sharp weapon used by infantry and cavalry. The early halberds used were bronze halberds. Later, with the development of science and technology, iron halberds appeared. → Warring States Period Three-Ge Halberd Knife ↑ "Dengzhou Qi's" Saber. It is a cold weapon used for individual combat in ancient China for cutting and chopping at close range. It consists of two parts: blade body and handle. The blade is long and narrow, with a thin blade and a thick spine. The handle of the knife may be long or short. There are many types of swords, including broadswords, waist swords and ring-shou swords, etc. They are the main weapons equipped by the ancient Chinese army. In the early days, they were stone knives, and later developed into bronze knives, iron knives and steel knives. "Dengzhou Qi's" saber is a saber used by Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general in China's Ming Dynasty. Overall length is 89 cm, handle length is 16 cm. The upper part of the sword is engraved with the characters "in the tenth year of Wanli, the Qi family in Dengzhou", indicating that this saber was cast in the tenth year of Wanli (1582) when Qi Jiguang was the commander-in-chief of Ji Town. Dagger is a short sword-like cold weapon. It consists of two parts: blade body and handle. It is 20-30 cm long and has single or double blades. The dagger is short and easy to hide. It has been one of the cold weapons used by the army since ancient times. →Warring States Bronze Dagger Ge ↑Qin Dynasty "Zhongyang" inscription Ge. A cold weapon used for hooking and pecking in ancient China. It consists of head and handle. Getou are mostly made of bronze. The handles are mostly made of bamboo or wood, and are usually about 1 meter in length, with the longest being more than 3 meters. Ge was popular from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period. In the late Warring States period, iron weapons were used more and more, and bronze weapons were gradually eliminated. By the late Western Han Dynasty, they had disappeared.

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