The Chinese dragon beard hook (also known as the Longxu hook) is a thrown entangling/trapping concealable weapon. It features a two pronged steel hook about long. An iron ring on a crescent-shaped body allows a rope to be attached. The hooks consist of two spearheads, apart. The ends of the hooks are serrated. The rope is typically long, and can be tied to the wrist of the user.
This allowed the user to snag and reel in an adversary, which made the weapon very popular amongst
constable
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s in bygone days.
Training to use the weapon is much like learning to use a
rope dart
The rope dart or rope javelin (, Japanese: 縄鏢 or 縄標: Jōhyō), is one of the flexible weapons in Chinese martial arts. Other weapons in this family include the meteor hammer, flying claws, and chain whip. It consists of a metal spike ...
. The weapon hails from
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
.
See also
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Flying claws
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Grappling hook
A grappling hook or grapnel is a device that typically has multiple hooks (known as ''claws'' or ''flukes'') attached to a rope or cable; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may cat ...
References
Chain and rope throwing weapons
Chinese martial arts
Weapons of China
Martial arts equipment
Song dynasty
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