butterfly sword

butterfly sword is a dao or weapon type.

Also recorded as húdié shuāngdāo; húdiédāo.

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Overview

Short single-edged blade originating from southern China in the 19th century.

In detail

It is associated with China.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Butterfly sword”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q23744: butterfly sword

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Elsewhere in Militaria

6,095 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

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