Ōtsuchi
| Ōtsuchi | |
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| Weapon type: | Balancing weapon |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , samurai, artisans |
| Distribution: | Japan |
| Overall length: | about 91 cm |
| Weight: | about 5 kg |
| Handle: | Wood |
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An Ōtsuchi ( Japanese 大 槌 , dt. "Big hammer") is a Japanese war hammer , which was mainly used in the function of a battering ram to break open fortress gates and doors. Such a pile hammer was usually made of wood, the handle was often head high.
literature
- Clive Sinclaire: Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior , Globe Pequot, 2004 ISBN 978-1-59228-720-8 , page 119