Guandao

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Guandao

Epic Armoury’s Guandao is a 170 cm latex polearm inspired by Chinese martial arts. Similar to a Japanese naginata or a European glaive, this guandao features a large 69 cm blade and 80 cm long staff. Hand-painted and sculpted, the finished result is a beautiful weapon with a long single-edged spearhead. Sculpted brass details give additional character where the spearhead meets the red suede leather wrapped pole. Add a ring or a scrap of fabric through the hole in the blade to set it apart from the crowd.

Made from durable closed cell foam around a fiberglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your Guandao LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your kit.

History

• A form of the spear has been used for hunting for at least 400,000 years
• Spears were the most common form of weaponry during the Stone Age, and remained popular until firearms were introduced
• In Chinese, the guandao is properly called a yanyuedao
• Rings secured through the back edge of the blade are used in modern martial arts so that students can determine strike and thrust quality