Dragon beard hook

The Chinese dragon beard hook (also known as the Longxu hook) is a thrown entangling/trapping concealable weapon.^[1] It features a two pronged steel hook about 33 cm (13 in) long. An iron ring on a crescent-shaped body allows a rope to be attached. The hooks consist of two spearheads with serrated ends, 20 cm (8 in) apart. The rope, about 10 m (30 ft) long, can be tied to the user's wrist.^[2] This allowed the user to snag and reel in an adversary, which made the weapon very popular amongst constables in bygone days.^{[citation needed]}

Training to use the weapon is much like learning to use a rope dart. The weapon hails from Song dynasty.