A zhanmadao "horse butchering dao" from a Qing dynasty illustration, 1766
Type
Infantry anti-cavalry saber
Place of origin
Han dynasty, China
Production history
Variants
Possible changdao, miaodao, wodao, zanbatō
Specifications
Length
Approx 200 cm (79 in)+
Blade length
Approx 150 cm (59 in)+
Blade type
Single edged, straight for most of the length, curving in the last third.
Hilt type
Two handed
The zhanmadao (Chinese: 斬馬刀; pinyin: zhǎnmǎdāo; Jyutping: zaam2 maa5 dou1; lit. 'horse chopping saber') was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and was especially common in Song China (960–1279).
The zhanmadao (Chinese: 斬馬刀; pinyin: zhǎnmǎdāo; Jyutping: zaam2 maa5 dou1; lit. 'horse chopping saber') was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword...
used to slice the legs out from under a horse during battle (like the zhanmadao). It is somewhat analogous to the Japanese nagamaki, although the nagamaki...
to be applied to a variety of earlier Chinese long sabers, such as the zhanmadao and changdao. Along with the dadao, miaodao were used by some Chinese...
back and sharp blade. It bears a strong resemblance to the Tang sword, zhanmadao, tachi or ōdachi in form. Extant examples show a handle approximately...
Beheading Dao" (zhanmadao) was a two handed long saber with a 93.6 cm (36.9 in) blade, 31.2 cm (12.3 in) hilt, and ring pommel. The zhanmadao was the main...
bear close resemblances and similarities to it. Miaodao Ōdachi Wodao Zhanmadao Lorge 2012, p. 103 Lorge, Peter A. (2012), Chinese Martial Arts: From...
preserved in modern Greek, with the meaning of "big broad sword". Falx Dadao Zhanmadao Nagamaki Christopher Webber, Angus McBride (2001). The Thracians, 700...
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