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Peter Dekker's Glossary
An online reference covering antique arms and armor, maintained and updated regularly.

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Bow brain logo
Gōng nǎo (弓腦)
Chinese term for the "knee" of a composite bow.
Chinese bow ear logo
Gōng shāo (弓弰)
Chinese term for "bow ear".
Qing bowstring logo
Gōng xián (弓弦)
Chinese term for the bowstring.
Bow grip
Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".
Bow grip
Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.
Green Standard Army logo
Green Standard Army
The all-Han army of the Qing dynasty.
Zhanmadao logo
Green Standard Army Zhanmadao

The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.

Guandao
Guāndāo (關刀)
A commonly used name for the yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀).
Long spear logo
Guard Division Valiant Cavalry Long Spear (Qing)
A very long spear or lance, issued to the cavalry of the Guard Division.
Gujarat logo
Gujarat
An Indian state.
Gulu fulgiyan gūsa
Gulu fulgiyan gūsa 
"Plain Red Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Gulu lamun gūsa
Gulu lamun gūsa
"Plain Blue Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
gulu šanggiyan gūsa
Gulu šanggiyan gūsa
"Plain White Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Gulu suwayan gūsa
Gulu suwayan gūsa
"Plain Yellow Banner", a Qing dynasty military and administrative division.
Guom logo
Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.
Guom truong
Gươm truòng (鎌長)
The Vietnamese two-handed saber.
Gutta percha
Gutta-percha
A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Guye logo
Guye

Language: Manchu
Source: Classical literature

Haci Gavsî signature
Haci gavsî the bowyer
Signed an Ottoman bow made in late 1824 or 1825.
Hook work on kukri hilt
Haikale buṭṭā (हैकले बुट्टा)
Nepali word for a kind of ornamentation on a khukri handle, like a succession of hooks
Hakim khani logo
Hakim khāni
A style of Indian sword hilt
Hakim shahi
Hakim shāhī
A style of Indian sword hilt.
Hamon logo
Hamon (刃文)
Japanese term for the temperline on a blade, typically achieved by differential heat treatment.
Hanjun logo
Hànjūn (漢軍)
A hereditary Chinese warrior class who served the Qing under the Chinese Eight Banners.
Hanshee khukuri logo
Hanshee khukurī (हँसिया खुकुरी)
A commonly used name for an early type of long slender khukurī.

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