Chinese Spear Head

Chinese spear head collectibles represent the polearm tradition that was historically the dominant battlefield weapon across all periods of Chinese military history. Where the Japanese samurai tradition centered on the katana as the primary personal sword, Chinese martial tradition gave equal or greater prominence to polearm weapons: the spear, the Guan Dao crescent blade, and the various long-blade formats that combined the reach advantage of a polearm with the cutting character of a sword blade. For collectors who want their collection to represent the full breadth of East Asian blade culture, Chinese polearm pieces create a display dimension that no katana or dao can provide.

Chinese spear head collectibles in this collection include the Guan Dao Green Dragon Crescent Blade in Manganese Steel - one of the most distinctive Chinese polearm formats - alongside Chinese overlord spears, traditional dao broadswords, Han dynasty jian straight swords, and Qing dynasty broadswords. Manganese Steel, 1045 carbon steel, and 1095 carbon steel pieces are represented. For related collections, our chinese spear weapon and chinese tang sword collections offer further Chinese blade options.

A Chinese spear head or Guan Dao displayed alongside Japanese katana creates one of the most culturally rich and visually distinctive display compositions available to the East Asian sword collector - the contrast between the Chinese polearm format and the Japanese katana form is both visually striking and culturally educational.