Why are there rings on the ancient broadsword? What does the ring symbolize?

Why are there rings on the ancient broadsword? What does the circle symbolize? Interested partners, please come and have a look.

The lyric "I play all kinds of knives, guns and clubs like a model" comes from Jay Chou's nunchakus, which is a favorite sentence of many boys born in 1980s and 1990s. "Dao" ranks first among them, and ranks first among China 18 weapons.

As we all know, China is a big country making cold weapons in the world. What is "cold weapon" refers to combat equipment that does not use thermal energy systems, such as gunpowder and explosives. Broadly speaking, all combat equipment in the era of cold weapons is called cold weapons. China's ancient weapons spanned hundreds of thousands of years in primitive society, slave society and feudal society, and it was a well-deserved cold weapon power.

China has always had the saying of "eighteen weapons". 18 weapons are arranged in different ways, but "knives" always rank first, which shows their high status. Among 9 short weapons and 9 long weapons, 9 short weapons are knives.

The earliest copper knives came from stone knives and were very small in shape. At present, the earliest bronze weapon found in China is a bronze knife. The bronze knife technology in Shang Dynasty was not mature, and the shape of the knife was very wide, with the blade facing upwards. They are shaped like stone knives and are not used for fighting. They are usually used to cut things and slaughter cattle and sheep.

The nobles of the Zhou Dynasty all liked swords and called them "the king of hundreds of battles". In ancient times, people often said that "the emperor ruled the world". Only emperors, nobles and gentlemen wear swords. At that time, few people liked to wear swords. In addition, the bronze sword at that time was very fragile, and it would break if you cut it hard. Compared with the bronze sword, it lost some color, so it was not used in the battlefield.

Iron and steel appeared in Qin and Han dynasties, and the status of knives rose with the rise of ships, resulting in special combat knives and sabres. The knife should be tough and suitable for cutting the enemy. Wear a sword, pay attention to beauty and chic, and wear a face.

According to historical records, during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan ordered his men to make more than 0/000 knives, Liu Bei asked craftsmen to make more than 5,000 knives, and Sima Yan later made more than 8,000 knives. It shows that this sword has gradually become the main weapon, and the sword has gradually become the object of appreciation and wearing. At that time, the most common ones were "ring knives", with ring heads, narrow bodies, long blades and straight backs. 1000 years, circular knives with these characteristics have been playing a leading role in weapons.

Later, the "big ring knife" appeared. What does this mean? There is a ring on the back of the knife about every 3 inches. The seven rings on the back of the knife are called seven-ring knives, and the nine rings on the back of the knife are called nine-ring knives. In fact, the battle on the battlefield is "fast". This knife is not light. Adding so many iron rings to the scabbard will only slow down the use of the knife and make it impossible to insert it into the scabbard. What's the use?

First of all, it's easy to pull out. If the knife cuts into the opponent's bone in the battle, it is inconvenient to pull out the handle alone. You can hook the small ring behind the knife with your fingers to help the owner pull out the blade.

Second, increase the lethality of chopping. When the knife with iron ring is chopping, the iron ring on the back of the knife is thrown out due to the inertia of the owner's hard work, which greatly stabilizes the center of gravity of the knife, concentrates the power in the direction of the tip of the knife and increases the lethality.

However, the above two views are only modern guesses. After all, considering the medical conditions at that time, these poor soldiers would not have been cut so deeply and died. Not to mention that not everyone has time to draw a sword. Maybe you were about to draw your sword when another enemy attacked you.

At present, the most reliable is the big ring knife used in martial arts training. When you really go to the battlefield, everyone will spell "fast", so you must choose a heavier and harder knife to improve your martial arts. The higher the martial arts, the more iron rings there are on the sword. Only when you are truly proficient in martial arts can you be qualified to take the "Nine-Chain Knife".

"Nine" was considered as the largest number in ancient China and a symbol of noble status. You can use the Nine-Ring Knife, either with high martial arts or extraordinary status. You must be careful when you meet such people.