Nata knife
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| Weapon type: | Cutting weapon |
| Designations: | Nata knife |
| Use: | knife |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , gunsmiths and cutlers |
| Distribution: | Japan |
| Blade length: | about 15 cm to about 22 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, bamboo |
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The Nata knife also ( Japanese ) "Ken-Nata" is a knife from Japan.
description
The Nata knives are available in various versions. They are made of normal or laminated steel . Depending on the intended use, the blades are rectangular or resemble the blade of a Tanto . The blades are also available in the form of a fly knife ( machete ) (see picture info box). All knives have in common that they have no sharp or pointed point . The place is usually rounded, curled or cut straight without sharpness. The back of the blade is often reinforced to give the blade more stability. Knives of this type are used for gardening, but also for hunting . The sheaths are usually made of wood or bamboo . The Nata knives go back to the Ainu , the indigenous people of Japan. Modern versions are also available with modern blade shapes such as the Bowie knife or modern combat knife .
literature
- Howard L. Blackmore, Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century: With 288 Illustrations , Courier Dover Publications, 2000, page 80, ISBN 978-0-486-40961-0
- Alexander Vovin, A reconstruction of proto-Ainu , Volume 4 from Brill's Japanese studies library, BRILL Verlag, 1993, ISBN
978-90-04-09905-0
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 467, ISBN 978-0-486-40726 -5