《汉书·传·盖诸葛刘郑孙毋将何传》
古时候诸侯方伯可以独立掌握征讨的大权，帝王才赐给斧铁。汉家边境的官吏，本职在于抵抗敌人，所以也赐给他们武库裹的兵器，都是担任这样的职守然后接受这些武器。
古者诸侯方伯得颛征伐，乃赐斧钺，汉家边吏，职在距寇，亦赐武库兵，皆任其事然后蒙之。
In former times, feudal princes and marquises could independently command the power of expeditions and conquests, so the emperor would grant them axes and spears. The officers on the border of Han Dynasty were responsible for fighting against the enemy, so they were also granted weapons from the imperial armory. They would assume their responsibilities before they received these weapons.