East Asian swords East Asian swords Jian ( Chinese: 劍 Pinyin jiàn, Wade-Giles chien4, Cantonese , Cantonese Jyutping: gim3, Korean geom, Japanese ken, Vietnamese kiếm) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jian"
"Tsurugi" (長剣) is a Japanese word used to refer to any type of broadsword, or various Chinese heroes' weapons or Chinese swords ( Jian). ...more on Wikipedia about "Tsurugi"
(Zanbatō) A zanbatō (斬馬刀, lit. "horse-slaying sword" or "horse-chopping saber"), also spelled zanbatou or zambatou, is an especially large type of Japanese sword used by some fictional characters in anime and video games, most notably Sagara Sanosuke from the anime Rurouni Kenshin. The weapon consists of a large, wide blade attached to a pole that the wielder holds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zanbatō"
The zhanmadao (斬馬刀) (zhǎn mǎ dāo) was a Chinese sword of the Song Dynasty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zhanmadao"
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