Here is a dadao with a huge handle. If the blade and handle are about the same length it is a podao, but what happens when the handle is longer than the blade?
Josh
Blade 24 inches, total length 60 inches:
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dadao, podao, then what?
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Re: dadao, podao, then what?
Then we're back to calling it a Dadao... of if the blade to grip ratio is more like 3 to 1, a Kanmadao.josh stout wrote:... what happens when the handle is longer than the blade?
Of course, there are all kinds of other falchion like Chinese sabers, such as the first two shown below:
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