Saturday, October 17, 2009

Nagamaki

Samurai Nagamaki
Samurai Nagamaki

Nagamaki is stick with a large blade and heavy, very famous in the 12th and 14th centuries. This is very similar to the glaive . Nagamaki known and mainly used in the Kamakura period (1192-1333), Nanbokucho (1334-1392) and in the early Muromachi period (1392-1573). Sword Nagamaki 2-4 feet long and the stems / 2-3 foot long stick. Single-edged knife.

The length is approximately the same blades as the katana, but the receiver is almost the same length with a blade length.