Chinese weapons / E.T.C. Werner



Digitised Book 18.117.140.82 (0)

1989

Chinese weapons / E.T.C. Werner

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E.T.C. Werner has done careful and extensive research on the Chinese handcrafted weapons of war, and here describes the origins of these weapons, how they were made, the myths surrounding them and the part they played in their owners' victory or defeat. The reader will be delighted with the numerous detailed drawings accompanying the text.

Subjects

Weapons, Ancient--China Armor, Ancient--China

Additional Details

Creators
Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers), 1864-1954
Subject
Weapons, Ancient--China
Armor, Ancient--China
Publisher
G. Brash, 1989
National Library Board Singapore, 1989
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Table of Contents
Chinese weapons. Invention of weapons. Materials used -- Offensive weapons. Sticks, cudgels, clubs, maces. Battle-axes. Spears, lances, rapiers, daggers. Daggers. Swords. Two-edged sword -- Bows and arrows -- Bow-strings -- Bowcases -- Thumb-pieces -- Crossbows -- Arrows -- Arrow buckets -- Battering-rams and ballistiae -- Guns, blunderbusses, firearms -- Gunpowder -- Defensive armour -- Shields.
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.