Through enlightened politics and powerful military power, the Tang Empire became the center of the world at that time. From the unification battle in the early Tang Dynasty to all internal and external wars in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, tangdao, a weapon with great influence on later generations, appeared in the history of cold weapons. There are four kinds of knives, one is the instrument knife, the other is the enchantment knife, the third is the horizontal knife and the fourth is the stranger knife.

Short knife: a kind of knife. The blade of the short knife is relatively longer than the handle (handle), and the handle can only be held by one hand or two hands. Single edge can be divided into single edge and double edge. Single knives include horse-chopping knife, The Lancet, ju knife, Yanling knife, big ring knife, tiger tooth knife and so on. A single knife is usually a single messenger, but it is also used with other weapons. Such as single-knife clamp, single-knife clamp whip, single-knife disc, knife clamp, etc. Single-pole is generally larger in style and heavier in weight. Dual-purpose knife, style and weight are smaller than single knife. Double knives include mandarin duck knife and butterfly knife.

Butterfly double knife: a kind of double knife, also called cross knife. Knives are as long as forearms and can be hidden in sleeves or boots; The wide blade is good for blocking and backhand knife. Only a few inches before the tip of the knife is conducive to vertical penetration into the human body. This knife has been used in both Hongquan and Wing Chun. (1) Wing Chun Eight Chopping Knife is an independent kind of knife, which is different from butterfly double knives, and the knife is smaller than butterfly double knives. Still to be verified).

Nine-ring knife: a kind of big ring knife. Used in foot combat. The shape is the same as that of a general knife, except that the blade body is thicker, the back of the knife has nine iron rings, the tip of the knife is flat and does not protrude forward, the handle is slightly thin and curved, and there is a knife ring behind the handle.

Machete: used for foot fighting. It is the same as ordinary hand knives, except that the back of the knife is thick, the blade is sharp, the tip is flat, it does not protrude forward, the handle is straight, and there is a knife ring behind the handle. This kind of knife was still widely used in hand-to-hand combat during War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's period.

Sabre: A short weapon for riding a horse. Saber blade is narrow, slightly curved and has a long handle. You can grab it with both hands at the same time. Sabres are generally light, extremely sharp and powerful.

Ju: It appeared in the Song Dynasty and was widely used in the late Qing Dynasty. Holding with both hands is a kind of broadsword. Some people think that this broadsword is actually a product of changing the long-handled broadsword into a short-handled one in order to avoid the imperial court prohibiting the holding of long weapons. Also known as "Taiping Dao", it was widely used by soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty.

Taiji knife

Master knife: the blade is very short, and there is a hand guard knife at the handle, which is called master knife; The mother knife has a straight back and a wide body. The sub-knife is small, half a circle around the handle and sharp.

Yuntou Dao: The blade near the handle is small, and the blade bends forward to the top and continues to bend to the back of the knife. The blade is round and looks like a cloud, hence the name.

Miao Dao: Also known as "Long Dao", it is a traditional weapon in China (note: "Miao Dao" is not "Miao Jian Dao", let alone too Dao). It is five feet long, the blade is three feet eight inches long and the handle is one foot two inches long. Named for its slender blade, which looks like a seedling, it has the characteristics of both a knife and a gun. Qi Jiguang is widely used in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Horse chopping knife: a famous stepping knife in Song Dynasty. It evolved from a strange knife in the Tang Dynasty. Yu Mei: "In the fifth year of Xining, the workshop made a horse-chopping knife, which was more than three feet long and more than one foot wide. The first part is a big ring, which is released to show that Cai Ting and Ting Da are easy to operate and attack, and it is also a weapon in war. In May, Chen Geng ordered the bureau to build tens of thousands of people and give them to the border administration. "

Single knife with two hands: the blade is slender and sharp, similar to Miao Dao, and the handle is straight and long, which can be held with both hands.

Piece knife: the name of ancient knife. The Imperial Code Map of the sixty-five military weapons in the Qing Dynasty contains: "The blade is seven feet one inch and two minutes long, and the blade is two feet one inch and three minutes long. The tip is upturned, two points thick, the handle is four feet seven inches long and the circumference is four inches. Wood copper cinnabar, iron powder? ? Four inches long. " Most of the "blade knives" mentioned now refer to thin-edged machetes.

Instrument knife: a kind of tangdao (the other is a strange knife). "Six Classics of Tang Dynasty": "There are four systems of weapon knives: instrument knives, pole knives, horizontal knives and strange knives." Originally used by the Guards, the Jin Dynasty called it Imperial Knife, and the Sui Dynasty called it Instrument Knife. It is made of wood or gold and silver and is only used by the royal guard of honor, hence its name. "Soldiers and Knives": "Yi Dao, Sword, etc. It has been called Imperial Knife since Jin and Song Dynasties. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, long knives were endowed with dragon and phoenix rings. Sui is an instrument knife, filled with gold and silver, and the feather instrument holds it. "

Big horizontal knife: a kind of short knife in Tang Dynasty. Most of them were given by the emperor, and admirers are proud of it. "Five Good Biographies of the New Tang Dynasty": "Pei Er's big horizontal knife is on my side, and I know this official is calling."

Shu Dao: an army in Han Dynasty. The cutter head has a ring. "Biography of Weng in Chinese" notes: "Where there is Shu Dao, there is also a ring".

Shaolin Fish Head Knife: It is three feet long and looks like a fish head. This is the self-defense weapon of warriors and monks of all ages.

Chain knife: the blade is wide and has a ring on the back. The number of rings is different, the tip of the knife is prominent and extremely sharp. The hand guard is disc-shaped and tightly wound on the blade. The handle is slightly arc-shaped and knife-colored. Its knife can be cut, chopped, lifted and pierced, which is very powerful and makes Rinrin make a sound.

Hand guard spike knife: the back of the knife looks like spike, and the back of the knife is straight and not bent. There is a crescent-shaped machete hand guard at the handle. Its main purpose is to split, tie, pull, twist, stop, block, push and stand.

Monk's sword: Monks wear swords. In ancient China, monks were only used to cut three clothes (cassock) when traveling, and were not allowed to kill anything, so they were called Buddhist monks.

Pat the moustache: named after wearing it next to the moustache. Release the soldiers by explaining the name: "The short knife is called the pat mustache, and it is also called the pat mustache."

Straight back knife: its back is straight, its blade is bent backward, its tip is prominent, its blade is sharp and its handle is slightly bent. Its usage is similar to that of a common short knife.

Knife: carry it with you. "Hanshu 96 Biography of the Western Regions Ge Qiang": "The mountain has iron, and the soldiers have bows, spears, knives, swords and armour."

Sabre: Wear it at the waist. Release the soldiers: "Sword, sword beside Pei."

The Lancet: Wu Gou, according to the Complete Collection of Ancient Weapons in China (Kenichi Xintian): "Because the blade is shaped like a willow leaf, it is named The Lancet." "This curved machete was ordered by the King of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period." It is also mentioned in the book that this machete may actually come from the Bronze Age of Shang and Zhou Dynasties. But at the latest in the Tang Dynasty, The Lancet was clearly produced, as evidenced by Li He's famous poem "South Garden" in the Tang Dynasty-"Why don't people take Wu Gou and gather fifty states in Guanshan?" As a soldier in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, he wore a sword.

Sharpening: a book knife, which refers to a knife with a long blade and a handle. It is made of bronze or iron and is used to decorate the characters on wooden slips or bamboo slips. HanDong traveled during the Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties. "Kao Gong Ji Zhu Shi": "Zhu Shi is a good man, with a long ruler and a wide inch."

Ghost Dao: The blade is wide, the back of the knife is slightly curved, the tip of the knife is prominent and the handle is curved.

Hook knife: its style is the same as that of ordinary knife. Only the tip is hooked. Qi Dong Yu Ye: "Let two strong men lie in the ground at night with hooks."

Wind-breaking knife: small body, protruding tip, sharp blade, thin back and curved handle.

Mazar-e-Knife: A machete, mainly used to restrain cavalry. Flat head and thick blade, designed to cut horse legs. "The Biography of Yue Fei in the History of Song Dynasty": "If you fly to resign, you will lose if you enter Chen with a hemp knife."

Multi-knives: The Biography of Nan Man in the Book of Tang Dynasty: "Take thousands of people as the army, ten armies as the department, two strong crossbows, two guns and axes, two hundred strong horses and many grain knives." Brother Long 200, paved with knives. "

Knife: "Book of Rites": "The use of knives is also expensive, and its meaning is also expensive." "Justice" said: "The knife is the knife of today, the knife of Luan, and the knife of ancient times. This knife is very convenient and can be used to cut things. The ancient Dao is slow and difficult to use. The ancestral hall was repaired by the ancients instead of the present knife. "

Yi Dao: A kind of ancient Dao. Yi means "ape". "Sui Shu Etiquette": "Two people in each row, learn with golden flowers."

An ancient weapon. Step on it with a knife. Also known as golden back big ring knife. The back of the knife is thick, the head is wide and the knife is heavy. There are five to nine small holes in the back of the knife. If you have time, insert a copper ring into the hole. When waving, the ring hits the back of the knife, which sounds like a wild goose. Yuhai: "On November 2nd, Yuan Dao, Avenue, Yanling Dao made by the army, with 3,000 handles."

Waist knife: The knife is about three flies long, with a narrow body and a short handle. Mao Ming Yuan Yi's "Wu Bei Zhi, Military Assets and Equipment": "The waist knife method needs more iron practice. The flat shovel is made of pure steel from the back to the blade, and the blade is flat and shoulder-less, which is particularly sharp. " The broadsword is often combined with rattan, so it is called "waist is also rattan"

Two men grabbed it: the scabbard looked like a hand-held piece, and there was a sharp knife hidden in it, which was combined into a staff. When two people share it, the knife can be used for self-defense when it is separated from the scabbard.

Bao Dao, Shaolin Longlin: It's three feet and five inches long, and it's the self-defense sword of Wulin celebrities in past dynasties. Putin's monks and nuns prepare this knife and travel around the world tomorrow to destroy traitors and use it.

Shaolin ball bag road: three feet three inches long, which is used by contemporary celebrities for self-defense. In the Ming Dynasty, the monk Guanghui prepared this Dao and was proficient in it.

Poplar knife: a short knife. Zuo Yannian's Qin Women's Rest: "On the 14th and 15th of the year, for revenge, I held the poplar knife on my left and the green spear on my right."

Minority Dao

Big food knife: a knife made in ancient Arabia. Du Fu's "Song of Taichangqing Zhao Gong" Jingnan military and horse ambassador said: "The glory of a hero is worthy of eating a good knife."

Dali Dao: minority weapon. There is a saying: "A rough knife is better than Dali ... The so-called ventilation in this world is Dali Road and so on." Dali Dao has tenon, and its handle is inlaid with gold, which is priceless.

Yungui Dao: minority weapon. A short knife. Liang Tao Hongjing's Records of Ancient and Modern Knives and Swords: "Yunnan Dao, made in Dali, blue and black. It's the most expensive in Nantah. It is covered with elephant skin, and on top of Zhu, it is decorated with rhinoceros patterns. One sheath and two rooms, each with a knife, the target is a pimp, and the nobles use gold and silver thread. "

Zhuang Jian Dao: Minority weapon. A short knife. The blade is one foot and two inches long and protrudes outward. The widest part of the blade is one inch and two halves. There is a front on the back of the knife, and there are three concave teeth between the front and the tip. The blade is sharp and the iron guard is S-shaped. The handle is made of wood and is four and a half inches long. The copper handle is prismatic.

Achang Dao: According to Longquan Frost and Snow (Zhong), "Achang people in Saba, the gateway of Longchuan County, Yunnan Province, are good at making knives, and their knives are well-known in the southwest, known as Husha Dao or Yagan Dao in the world". Usually it can be bent and tied to the waist. It is naturally straight when it is taken. Excellent texture, especially scabbard and handle, different from wood, leather, copper and silver, decorated with exquisite traditional ethnic patterns.

Miao sharp knife: minority weapon. A short knife. The knife is one foot two long and bends outward. The back of the knife bends with the blade, and there are two blood grooves and two striped and wavy nail prints on both sides. The blade is very sharp, and the handle is three to four inches long. It is made of two pieces of wood, horns or animal bones and fixed with pins. Miao drills are often accompanied by bamboo shoots and sheng.

Ring Dao: A sword used by Mongols in the Yuan Dynasty. Its blade is slightly arc-shaped, its handle is small, slightly flat and sharp.

Knife: minority weapon. Liang Tao Hongjing's Records of Ancient and Modern Knives and Swords: "The knives in caves, caves in Xidaozhou and other barbarians all carry swords, one with a scabbard and two swords, which are the same as those in Yunnan, but with black paint and miscellaneous leather as the scabbard."

Sabre: a short knife used in ancient Brahman countries. "Tang Shu Li Yue": "In Ruisong, the Brahmin kingdom offered people to dance with their feet, planted a shovel on their backs, and the government was in front."

Wear a knife: a minority weapon. On the basis of making a tool short machete, it gradually developed into a long knife. This kind of knife is extremely sharp, which is not only a tool for labor, but also a sharp weapon for practice and self-defense.

Jingpo sharp knife: minority weapon. Jingpo Dao has always been exquisite and unique, with various types and different lengths. There are two shapes of knives: straight and curved, both of which have blood grooves. The tip of the blade is inclined with different slopes. The handle is made of wood, bones and horns. The scabbard is made of wood, with exquisite workmanship, and there are concave carvings such as dragons. There are three copper or silver hoops tied on the scabbard. There is also a hoop made of thin bamboo strips, and the sheath is tied with a belt, which is easy to carry.

Yi machete: minority weapon. A short knife. This kind of knife has different sizes, the blade is approximately straight, the tip is curved, concave and sharp. The handle is slightly bent, protruding backward, and made of wood or angle.

Li Dao: Minority weapon, a short knife. Liang Tao Hongjing's Records of Ancient and Modern Swords: "The Li Dao made in Lishan, Hainan is only one or two feet long, and the target is three or four inches long. Weave fine vines. Insert a white horn on the target end, such as the tail of an owl, as a decoration. "

Tibetan Dao: minority weapon. Also known as "Xifan Road". A short knife. It is a self-defense device that the Tibetan people in our country have been carrying with them. Tibetan blade is short and sharp. The scabbard and hilt are beautifully decorated. In terms of techniques, people often use a wide Tibetan robe as a cover, or suddenly attack, turn their wrists, or forcibly snatch, which makes people hard to prevent. Commonly used moves include "Yak Rushing into the Array", "Eagle Pecking at the hoof", "Deceiving the horse to cover the top", "Lama offering a knife" and "raising sheep". During the drill, the knife blew and screamed miserably.

Yi people's short body knife insertion: minority weapons. A short knife. Most of them are used by Yi men, who usually insert knives into their belts. The knife is a short curved knife with a handle, and there are lead flowers on the silver sheath. The back of the blade is convex, the blade front is on the inside, the blade tip is slightly convex outward, and the curvature of the handle is consistent with that of the blade. The shape of the knife is exquisite and high quality, and it is extremely sharp.