What are the bronze weapons?

As early as 5,000 years ago, during the Majiayao culture period, our ancestors began to use bronzes. Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties were the bronze age of China. In the Xia Dynasty, bronze casting was developed, not only for weapons, tools and decorations, but also for ding and ding. The ritual vessels such as Xiao ⒈B were inherited and developed by Shang and Zhou Dynasties and became the core of ancient bronze civilization in China. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, bronze cultures in various countries were colorful, showing distinctive regional characteristics.

The great event of the country lies in respecting peace and honor. So the most advanced technology is first used to make weapons, and bronze casting technology is no exception. There are many kinds of bronze weapons, including knives, swords, swords, spears, cymbals, halberds and armour. Their functions and shapes are primitive.

germanium (Ge)

One of the most common bronze weapons in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, called Hook Soldiers in ancient times, was composed of Ge Tou and? Copy? Naon？ ┑ Drowning place. Composition.

Hair (spear)

Spear is an ancient weapon. Appeared in the early Shang Dynasty and continued to the Han Dynasty, it was one of the commonly used weapons in war.

Jade blade spear is not a practical weapon, but a etiquette tool.

Hook spear, late Spring and Autumn Period, 23cm long, 9.4cm wide and 240g heavy.

Spear is a straight stab weapon. This spear has a hook at the same time, which can stab the hook and improve the lethality. However, when using the hook, its reverse force is easy to make the spearhead fall off. This kind of hook spear is rarely seen in later generations.

Jiji

The halberd has four functions: stabbing, hooking, pecking and cutting. The appearance of bronze halberd can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty, developed to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and became the main combat weapon in the army during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Iron halberds began to appear in the late Warring States period and developed greatly in the Western Han Dynasty.

Cantonese

A weapon used for punishment. The ancient king gave his minister bronze cymbals, which had the significance of giving him military power and conquest.

The animal's face is very big, with a height of 34.3cm, a width of 36.5cm and a weight of 5.8kg.

samarium (Sm)

The sharp-edged part installed at the front end of the arrow shaft is called an arrow, which can only be shot far with a bowstring. There are many shapes of bronze cymbals, mainly two-winged cymbals, three-winged cymbals and triangular cymbals.

Yatong, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, is 7.5cm long, 2.2cm wide and weighs 0.0 185kg.

Bronze Arrow is one of the earliest bronze weapons in China. It was first discovered in Erlitou cultural site and was widely used in the early Shang Dynasty. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, you can see the leading two-wing arrows, some of which are still hollow. There are two common shapes in the Spring and Autumn Period: airfoil and non-airfoil, in which the wings of airfoil tend to be cut.

simple

One of the ancient weapons. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the sword also played a role in indicating the status level. According to archaeological data, bronze swords were very mature in the early Western Zhou Dynasty and prevailed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Due to the limitation of bronze casting technology at that time, the sword body was generally short (below 50cm), and the long sword did not appear until the end of the Warring States period.

Less? Sword, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, is 54 cm long, 5 cm wide and weighs 0.88 kg.

There are 20 inscriptions on the ridge of the sword, each side of which reads 10: "Is it auspicious, is it yuan Yong, mysterious?" Pu Lu. I'm famous for having no stomach. . ""Xuan? "He" Pulu "is a metal material for making swords, tin and copper, and" stomach "and" Wei "are interlinked. On this auspicious day of benevolence and martial arts, I made this useful sword. The raw materials for making the sword are tin and copper. I named this sword "Shao? " .

A long sword inlaid with turquoise, in the late Warring States period, has a total length of 93.5cm, a width of 5cm and a weight of 0.75kg.

The bronze sword of the Western Zhou Dynasty is very short, shaped like a dagger, and can only be used as a self-defense weapon. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the casting of bronze swords developed greatly, and the production of Japanese essence was very particular about length, weight and grade. A long sword is a sword with a length of more than 50 cm. This sword is 93.5cm long, worthy of the name.

beryllium (Be)

Beryllium (sound skin), long weapon, double blade, long front, similar to a long sword; It has a stem with a long one in the middle. Its usage and shape are like spears. Dialect 9: "The rudder is called beryllium." Note: "Now Jiangdong is called spear beryllium."

Two-year-old Xiangbang Chunping Hou Beryllium is 33cm long, 3.5cm wide and weighs 0.34kg.

Bronze weapons are important weapons for the country to expand its territory and defend against foreign enemies. From the use of wood and stone weapons to the Iron Age, bronze weapons lasted for thousands of years.