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Lance with command pennant

Short lance with a red, round wooden shaft and an attached metal tip. A pennant with Chinese characters is attached around the shaft. The lettering runs along the shaft. In the centre are large characters with a red seal imprint. The flag is a command pennant that originated in the late 19th century. Such pennants were used in Chinese warfare to convey instructions. The lettering on the shaft reads: "Commander of Central Infantry Company 481, Captain Wu, rank 4[a], to be promoted soon, for the time being to old post." The pennant is glued to the shaft the wrong way round; the tip of the lance should actually point in the same direction as the "roof" of the large inscription. It is therefore possible that the pennant was (re)glued on later. It has not yet been established whether the lance is a Chinese original or an imitation/prop.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Militaria
Dimensions
L 95 cm, W 7 cm (tip), diam. 1.5 cm; H 30 cm, W 33 cm (pennant)
Material/Technique
Wood, metal, textile
Current location
Museum Ulm
Inventory number
2022.10935

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19.-20. century (?)
    where
    People's Republic of China (?)

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CC0 1.0 DEED
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