Two maces I recently harvested
 

I won't post on the forum yet, hopefully not mistakenly, here are my two recent harvests of Chinese maces.
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These look very well made.
Are they used as a defence against swords rather than as a club? As in the Japanese sword breakers or Jittes.

The spear is an ancient Chinese weapon, with a long history, belonging to heavy weapons, which can deal with swords and armor.

Yup, look like sword breakers - I seem to recall a recent Chinese historic film that had one of the protagonists who carried and used one. A certain firm named after low temperature steel has a few you tube videos available on them. They can snap or bend an opponents sword. I also don't think getting hit with one would be a good idea.

Yes, being hit by this weapon will break the bones and incapacitate the person, do you have an ancient Chinese sword in your collection?

Yes, I have a couple, 2 newish Jian and a few Dao, and a couple antique pirate style short swords.


Don't have a'sword breaker' - not my style.

.and this short 'villager' Jian
TFQ Dao below for modern example.

I have collected hundreds of Chinese weapons, and some of the photos you posted are modern Chinese weapons. The first weapon in the pictures is from the Vietnam region, and I mainly collect weapons from before the Republic of China.

You ask for Chinese weapons, here are mine. The first is a dao with a Japanese style handle, the other both I will receive soon.

Regards,
Detlef

The other both.