Masakari
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| Weapon type: | Cutting and thrusting weapon |
| Designations: | Masakari |
| Use: | Battle ax |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
| Handle: | Wood |
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Masakari ( Jap. 鉞 ) referred to in the Japanese a big ax (commonly known as ono ) such as they cut trees or earlier than battle-ax was used or for punishment.
description
The blade of the Masakari is made of steel . It is single-edged, the cutting edge is worked in the shape of a crescent moon. Fastening on the stem is carried out with the help of a rectangular eye. Opposite the blade is a long, pointed spike that is used to pierce armor. As a weapon, the Masakari was used by the Yamabushi monks as a battle ax in battle. There are several versions that differ in length and appearance. This ax has been used very rarely in Japan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 鉞 . In: デ ジ タ ル 大 辞 泉 at kotobank.jp. Shogakukan, accessed December 29, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ George Cameron Stone, Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, page 439, ISBN 978-0-486-40726 -5 .
literature
- Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook, Secrets of the samurai: a survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan , Tuttle Publishing, 1991, page 322, ISBN 978-0-8048-1684-7
- Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, Researches into the early history of mankind and the development of civilization , J. Murray, 1865, p. 211
