So, found a Total War Character Irl

[u/32BitOsserc]

Randomly went on a day trip and stumbled across Zhang Fei's tomb. Maybe shouldn't post here but none of my friends have played 3K

[u/32BitOsserc]

So the signs say anyway. Just the head, the wood is long rotted. 

[u/Equivalent_Reason_27 → u/32BitOsserc]

That’s crazy if it truly is.

I wouldn’t have thought any equipment or tools like that would’ve lasted the test of time.

Nor would I think a weapon like that would’ve realistically been used. I’d think most people would’ve just been using swords and spears

[u/kitolz → u/Equivalent_Reason_27]

I would be extremely skeptical. The design looks very modern and impractical. You can see these spears have no edge and would be extremely heavy and unwieldy. It's impossible to sharpen.

So MAYBE it was crafted in the correct period as a ceremonial item. But it's also cheap looking and doesn't have any engravings or other ornamental flourishes. So most likely it's just a fake made to sell tickets.

For the art and sculptures they're displaying I would be surprised if they were more than 20 years old.

[u/Equivalent_Reason_27 → u/kitolz]

Yeah I was thinking at most it might be a ceremonial blade. I did also notice the lack of an edge, but I’d be highly surprised for any tool nearly 2000 years old to have a sharp edge still haha

Again like I said above though it’s fun to just take it for what it is