Original Chinese Qing Dynasty Late 18th Century Qiang Spear Polearm Head - 18 ⅝” Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia On 30 July 1918

On 30 July 1918

(German: Die Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13

and his words bestowed upon the regiment the motto which would follow it throughout history:"You were mustered by me into the service of the United States as part of the militia of the State of New York known as the Fourteenth

and we will almost certainly never see one again

The cap nipple cone looks to have been replaced post war

Original Chinese Qing Dynasty Late 18th Century Qiang Spear Polearm Head - 18 ⅝” Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia On 30 July 1918Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a Late 18th Century to Early 19th Century Chinese polearm spearhead known as a Qiang. Qiang is the Chinese term for spear. Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre modern Chinese battlefield. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the gun (staff), dao (sabre), and the jian (straight sword), called in this group