Dagger-axe

bronze dagger-axe The dagger-axe ( ) is a type of polearm that was in use from the Longshan culture until the Han dynasty in China. It consists of a dagger-shaped blade, mounted by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. The earliest dagger-axe blades were made of stone. Later versions used bronze. Jade versions were also made for ceremonial use. There is a variant type with a divided two-part head, consisting of the usual straight blade and a scythe-like blade.

bronze dagger-axe]] The dagger-axe ( ) is a type of polearm that was in use from the Longshan culture until the Han dynasty in China. It consists of a dagger-shaped blade, mounted by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. The earliest dagger-axe blades were made of stone. Later versions used bronze. Jade versions were also made for ceremonial use. There is a variant type with a divided two-part head, consisting of the usual straight blade and a scythe-like blade. ==Gallery== File:Stone ge dagger-axe blade, Hong Kong Museum of History.jpg|Stone dagger-axe head excavated in Hong Kong File:Warring States Bronze Ge Dagger-Axe - 1.jpg|Dagger-axe (ge), Warring States File:Jade Ge Dagger-Axe, Warring States.jpg|Jade dagger axe, Warring States File:Bronze trident, Warring States period, Hubei Museum.jpg|Triple dagger-axe, Warring States File:Late Warring States Bronze Qu Hu Ge (10177762683).jpg|Scythed dagger-axe, Warring States File:Han Bronze Halberd, Han Tomb of Liu Wu, King of Chu (10084876395).jpg|Han dynasty dagger-axe File:金沙遗址玉戈 Jinsha Jade Dagger-axe.jpg|Jinsha Jade Dagger-axe ==See also== Bec de corbin Bill (weapon) ==References== ==Bibliography== ==External links== Dagger-axe with hook, fragment - Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution (Wayback Machine copy)

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