Also known as dagger-ax, dagger axe, dagger ax, gē, spear
thumb|Gē with engraved decoration of a tiger, Warring States period (475–221 BC) thumb|Eastern Zhou bronze dagger-axe alt= Dagger-axes and variants|thumb|Two dagger-axes (left), alongside four jis
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thumb|Gē with engraved decoration of a tiger, Warring States period (475–221 BC) thumb|Eastern Zhou bronze dagger-axe alt= Dagger-axes and variants|thumb|Two dagger-axes (left), alongside four jis
The dagger-axe () is a type of polearm that was in use from the Longshan culture until the Han dynasty in China. It consists of a dagger-shaped blade, mounted by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. The earliest dagger-axe blades were made of stone. Later versions used bronze. Jade versions were also made for ceremonial use. There is a variant type with a divided two-part head, consisting of the usual straight blade and a scythe-like blade.
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