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The Chinese weapon known as the pu dao (撲刀, literally: assault sabre) was originally an edged infantry weapon which is still used for training in many Chinese martial arts. The pu dao is also known as the horse-cutter sword since it was used to slice the legs out from under a horse during battle.
The blade of a pu dao is shaped like a Chinese broadsword, but the weapon has a longer handle usually around one and a half to two meters (about four to six feet) which is circular in cross section. It looks somewhat similar to a guan dao but the difference is that a pu dao has a lighter and longer blade with a ring at the other end and is an infantryman's weapon while a guan dao has a heavier blade with a longer haft, a pointed tip at the other end and is usually a cavalryman's weapon.
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