Editing Dao (Chinese sword) (section)

===Niuweidao===
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The ''niuweidao'' or "oxtail saber" is a heavy-bladed weapon with a characteristic flaring tip. It is the archetypal "Chinese broadsword" of kung fu movies today. It was first recorded in the early 19th century (the latter half of the [[Qing dynasty]]) and only as a civilian weapon: there is no record of it being issued to troops, and it does not appear in any listing of official weaponry. Its appearance in movies and modern literature is thus often [[anachronism|anachronistic]].<ref name="Tom 2001 211"/><ref>{{harvnb|Tom|Rodell|2005|pp=78–79}}</ref>