Chinese swords
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Spring and Autumn period jian, Warring States jian, Qin dynasty jians, Han dynasty jian, Ming dynasty jian, Qing dynasty jian Historically, all Chinese swords are classified into two types, jian and dao.
Jians are double-edged straight swords while daos are single-edged, and mostly curved from the Song dynasty forward.
The jian has been translated at times as a long sword, and the dao a saber or a knife.
Bronze jians appeared during the Western Zhou period and switched to wrought iron and steel during the late Warring States period.
In modern times, the ceremonial commissioned officer's sword of the Chinese navy has been patterned after the traditional jian since 2008.
Other than specialized weapons like the Divided Dao, Chinese swords are usually 70–110 cm （28–43 in） in length, although longer swords have been found on occasion.
Outside of China, Chinese swords were also used in Japan from the third to the sixth century AD, but were replaced with Korean and native Japanese swords by the middle Heian era.
Jian of Yue king Zhezhi Yuyi Sword of Helü of Wu Late Spring and Autumn period spear and sword Close up of sword pattern Ornate sword hilts from the Spring and Autumn period Knives were found in Fu Hao's tomb, dated c.
1200 BC. Bronze jians appeared during the Western Zhou.
The blades were a mere 28 to 46 cm long.
These short stabbing weapons were used as a last defense when all other options had failed.
By the late Spring and Autumn period, jians lengthened to about 56 cm.
At this point at least some soldiers used the jian rather than the dagger-axe due to its greater flexibility and portability.
China started producing steel in the 6th century BC, but it was not until later on that iron and steel implements were produced in useful amounts.
By around 500 BC however the swor...
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