Original Late 18th Century Boxer Rebellion Chinese Qing Dynasty Yuechan Crescent Moon Head Pole Arm - 84" Long Receiver a mark that we have

a mark that we have not been able to identify

188 and 189 you will see these were first produced in 1858

Even without identification

aiding the process

This is the only triple elbow we have ever had

Original Late 18th Century Boxer Rebellion Chinese Qing Dynasty Yuechan Crescent Moon Head Pole Arm - 84" Long Receiver a mark that we haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an impressive Chinese late 18th Century Qing Dynasty (16361912) polearm with a crescent shaped blade, known as a Yuechan () , which translates loosely to "Crescent Moon Spade". These are also sometimes called "Gekken" after the Japanese term, but that is not correct. These were used mainly by infantry against mounted soldiers, as the blade shape allowed them to easily "catch" the rider, and hopefully injure