Editing Sword (section)

====Chinese antiquity====
Chinese iron swords made their first appearance in the later part of the [[Western Zhou dynasty]], but iron and steel swords were not widely used until the 3rd century BC [[Han dynasty]].<ref name=HanIron>{{cite web |last=Cao |first=Hangang |title=A Study of Chinese Weapons Cast During Pre-Qin and Han Periods in the Central Plains of China |url=http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/cn.article.htm |access-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515074933/http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/cn.article.htm |archive-date=15 May 2011 }}</ref> The Chinese ''[[Dao (Chinese sword)|dao]]'' (刀 [[pinyin]] dāo) is single-edged, sometimes translated as [[sabre]] or [[broadsword]], and the ''[[jian]]'' (劍 or 剑 [[pinyin]] jiàn) is double-edged. The ''[[zhanmadao]]'' (literally "horse chopping sword") is an extremely long, anti-cavalry sword from the [[Song dynasty]] era.