Original Chinese Qing Dynasty Crude Podao Polearm with Remnants of Cloth on Ring - 54¾” Technical Books It looks like the helmet

It looks like the helmet originally was more of an apple green

- One German WWII Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Trooper) BEVO embroidered sleeve badge

and a somewhat rough surface in areas

but we have nothing other than the Revolver to confirm the Zulu connection

making this one of the best Sharps Carbines that we have ever had

Original Chinese Qing Dynasty Crude Podao Polearm with Remnants of Cloth on Ring - 54¾” Technical Books It looks like the helmetOriginal Item. Only One Available. Podao or pudao (Chinese: ; pinyin: pdo) is a Chinese single edged infantry weapon that is still used primarily for training in various Chinese martial arts. The blade of the weapon is shaped like a Chinese broadsword, but the weapon has a longer handle, usually around one to two meters (about three to six feet) which is circular in cross section. It looks somewhat similar to the guandao. The pudao is sometimes called