Weapons of the Chinese Green Standard Army

[Peter Dekker]

Hi guys,

I just finished an infographic on edged weapons used by the Qing danasty Green Standard Army that will accompany an article in my site.

It is based on the information from the 1766 woodblock edition of the Huanchao Liqi Tushi, a work commissioned by the Qianlong emperor. The book covers court regulations on all sorts of items, including weapons. It was based on a manuscript of 1759.

In my drawing I kept true to the original sizes, including shaft diameters and blade widths mentioned in the text. I also reproduced the colors, as mentioned in the original text.

To the left a silhouette of a man I made 175cm (5 foot 7) for size comparison. Next to him is a standard pattern military saber or yaodao / peidao, of the same period, also for comparison.

I hope you like it. Any comments / questions welcome!