Nagegama
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| Weapon type: | Cutting weapon, throwing weapon |
| Designations: | Nagegama |
| Use: | Sickle, spear |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
| Overall length: | about 40 cm to about 170 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
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The Nagegama ( Japanese 投 げ 鎌 , English "throwing sickle") is a cutting weapon and a throwing weapon from Japan.
description
The Nagegama consists of a wooden shaft and a sickle-shaped, short blade. The shaft length varies between about 40 cm to about 170 cm. On the sides of the shaft there are often crossguards that are used to defend against and block enemy weapons. It is similar to the Kama and the Rokushakukama as well as the Kusarigama . On the short, sickle-shaped blade, which is much shorter and smaller than the other Kama versions, there is usually an eyelet on the back of the blade , which is used to attach a chain. The end of the chain is equipped with a weight made of iron or lead , which is used to strike and to steal the weapon from the opponent . There are various theories about its use. One says that it was used purely as a cutting and striking weapon, the other that this weapon was thrown over the castle wall during sieges and pulled back by a chain.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 .
literature
- Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook: Secrets of the samurai. A survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland VT 1991, ISBN 0-8048-1684-0 , p. 317.