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OLD PUDAO CHINESE ARMY POLE AXE SWORD MARTIAL ART SPEAR
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OLD PUDAO CHINESE ARMY POLE AXE SWORD MARTIAL ART SPEAR
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O.K., THIS IS NOT MY USUAL STUFF ...but I've seen enough 'Kung Fu' flicks to know what it was when I saw it MIXED WITH OLD AXE HEADS...kind of like finding a 'Civil War Henry Rifle' at a Flea Market!! YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN OLD - ANTIQUE CHINESE PUDAO (PU DAO) 'ASSAULT SABRE' . THIS IS AN ANCIENT INFANTRY WEAPON THAT WAS USED AS THE 'FOOT POUNDERS' DEFENSE AGAINST CAVALRY ATTACKS. IT COULD LITERALLY CUT THE LEGS OUT FROM UNDER A MOUNTED CHARGE, AND 'LEVEL' THE PLAYING FIELD! FOR THAT REASON, IT WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'HORSE CUTTER SWORD' !! THIS MEDIEVAL WEAPON COMBINED THE STRIKING POWER OF A CHINESE BROADSWORD WITH THE REACH OF A SPEAR. MODERN DECORATIVE VERSIONS ARE USED IN MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATIONS - THIS 'OLD-TIMER' COULD 'SLICE & DICE' THOSE 'POT-METAL WONDERS' !THIS IS OLD AND ORIGINAL . IT WAS BLACKSMITH FORGED , AND IS IN MUSEUM QUALITY CONDITION . IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED, MODIFIED OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY. I HAVE LIGHTLY CLEANED & OILED IT - BUT THAT IS ALL. IT IS OTHERWISE EXACTLY AS I FOUND IT.THIS PUDAO WAS BUILT FOR COMBAT - WEIGHT IS ALMOST FOUR POUNDS . OVERALL LENGTH IS A SHADE OVER 17". THE SOCKET SECTION COMPRISES 4" OF THE LENGTH. EXTREME WIDTH OF THE BLADE IS 3 7/8", MEASURED FROM THE BLADE EDGE TO THE PEAK OVER THE 'TASSLE' HOLE. THE SOCKET IS 1 3/8" O.D. DIAMETER, WITH AN INTERIOR DIAMETER OF 1 1/8". THE BLADE SPINE IS 3/8" THICK - TAPERING TO THE TIP.THE BLADE IS DARK WITH AGE , BUT T IS NO HEAVY PITTING. IT HAS HAD 'NEAR PERFECT' DRY STORAGE FOR MOST OF ITS' LIFE. THE EDGE IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN, WITH ONLY VERY MINOR CORROSION AT THE FORWARD EDGE - PROBABLY FROM RESTING TIP-DOWN DURING STORAGE. AN ANCHOR-PIN / SCREW HOLE IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SOCKET. T IS A 1 1/2" FORGE MARK (LAMINATION IMPERFECTION?) ON THE RIGHT BLADE SIDE THAT LOOKS LIKE A SECTION OF FORTRESS WALL. IF T WERE ANY OTHER MARKINGS, THEY ARE WORN WITH AGE - OR BLENDED IMPERCEPTABLY WITH FORGE MARKINGS. THIS IS THE ONLY 'OLD ' PUDAO THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. A COMPUTER SEARCH COULD NOT TURN UP ANY OTHERS EITHER. I'M SURE THAT ENDLESS WARS & WARLORDS 'USED UP' MOST EXAMPLES. THIS IS A GREAT ITEM FOR THE KNIFE & WEAPONRY COLLECTOR, AND WOULD BE A 'KNOCK-OUT' EXAMPLE FOR THE ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR.SORRY, BUT U.S. & CANADA BIDDERS ONLY ON THIS ITEM. NO EXCEPTIONS. FOREIGN CUSTOMS WON'T BELIEVE IT'S A 'BUTTERKNIFE'!!AS USUAL, A LOW START & NO RESERVE. PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR RENDEZVOUS & REENACTOR KNIFE & DAGGER GROUPS, CIVIL & INDIAN WAR VITTLES EATIN' CUTTLERY, A COUPLE OF ODD M3 STYLE ARMY COMBAT KNIVES, A 1917 US NAVY CUTLASS 'MINT - UNUSED' SWORD BLADE, BLACKPOWDER GUNSMITH RIFLE & PISTOL WRENCHES...AND MORE AS I DIG THRU IT!
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