THE LAST EXAMPLE YOU SHOW MAY BE THE BLADE OF A ORIGINAL ONE BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE SURE. THIS FORM OF POLE ARM WAS MADE FAMOUS BY GENERAL KWAN YU WHO DIED IN 220 BC, (CHOU DYNASTY FROM 1027 TO 221 BC). HE IS STILL VENERATED AND CONSIDERED A GREAT LEGENDARY HERO IN CHINA TODAY SO HIS WRITINGS, WEAPONS ,ECT. ARE STILL IN DEMAND AND HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THEN TO THE PRESENT. THE FORM OF THE LAST BLADE IS A POLEARM CALLED A QUANDAO AND OVER TIME THERE ARE NOW QUITE A FEW VARIATIONS IN THE BLADES. THE STRANGE SWORDS AND STONE CARVINGS NO DOUBT EVOLVED FROM THIS ORIGINAL LEGENDARY WEAPON THE GENERAL WAS SAID TO HAVE USED.
SETS OF THESE CHINESE POLE ARMS WITH DIFFERENT HEADS ARE SEEN DISPLAYED IN RACKS IN MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS, PALACES, MUSEUMS ECT AND THEY ARE STILL MADE FOR SALE TODAY IN BOTH FULL SIZE AND MINATURES FOR SALE TO TOURISTS.
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES THE SINGLE ONE WAS SOLD BY ORIENTAL ARMS SOME TIME AGO AND FEATURES A LONG STRAIGHT BLADE VARIATION. THE OTHERS ARE DISPLAYS IN MUSEUMS. YOU CAN FIND OUT A LOT MORE HISTORY SEARCHING FOR KWAN YU AND QUANDAO. GOOD LUCK
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