Chinese Polearms and Spades

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Now, I don’t know how much these relate to Kung-Fu, but can anyone help me recognize the long handled-wavy bladed sword kind of a weapon, and the spears with two squiggly bits to the sides. What are they called?
Also, I had understood that the monk’s spade was the two-headed polearm with a crescent and a shovel, though I’ve never seen a antique one. I found online an antique chinese spear/polearm head named a monk’s spade, which is crescent in shape. Were blades like that affixed to staves for use? Are this type of blades still called monk’s spades?

Edit: I’ve also heard of some sort of shaolin rakes, but haven’t seen anything that would look anykind of sensible. Anyone know about these?

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[QUOTE=Paliandro;1301880]the long handled-wavy bladed sword kind of a weapon,[/quote]

That one isn’t labeled.

and the spears with two squiggly bits to the sides. What are they called?

Dictionary gives: tng, táng; boring tool

Also, I had understood that the monk’s spade was the two-headed polearm with a crescent and a shovel, though I’ve never seen a antique one.

That’s a combination of two weapons/tools;

yuèyáchn (crescent moon shovel/spade), and;

fngbiànchn (convenience shovel/spade).

When combined into one, it usually takes the name of the latter, being the main head.

“Monk’s spade” is an English term, far as I know.

I’ve also heard of some sort of shaolin rakes, but haven’t seen anything that would look anykind of sensible. Anyone know about these?

I’unno.

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Calling a spade a spade

For more on spades, read our May+June 2012 cover story: The Spade, the Whip and the Mountain Gate. I’ve not heard “Shaolin Rake” but that might also be derivative of Journey to the West as Pigsy wielded a rake.