Water Margin Twin Iron Rod (Tie Jian)

The twin iron rods shown in this pattern are a traditional yet noticeably unsubtle weapon. Essentially hollow iron bars, they would be used to crush and splinter bones, bludgeoning an opponent into submission. Many of the moves for the iron rods are similar to a broadsword and they are of similar length and weight. You see the rods being used in a number of different ways - together for double the impact or to crush, in different directions for different opponents, or swinging one after the other in a whirlwind of metal.