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The '''nagamaki''' (grass mowing sword) was a [[sword]-like weapon of [[medieval]] [[Japan]]. It consisted of a [[katana]] or [[tachi]]-like blade on a hilt that was quite long. This hilt could easily be as twice as long as a regular hilt on a Japanese sword or longer.
The '''nagamaki''' (grass mowing sword) was a [[sword]]-like weapon of [[medieval]] [[Japan]]. It consisted of a [[katana]] or [[tachi]]-like blade on a hilt that was quite long. This hilt could easily be as twice as long as a regular hilt on a Japanese sword or longer.


Never a greatly popular weapon, it still enjoyed some use.
Never a greatly popular weapon, it still enjoyed some use.


[[category:weapons]]
[[category:weapons]]
[[category:swords]]
[[category:Japanese weapons]]

Latest revision as of 13:34, 14 September 2007

The nagamaki (grass mowing sword) was a sword-like weapon of medieval Japan. It consisted of a katana or tachi-like blade on a hilt that was quite long. This hilt could easily be as twice as long as a regular hilt on a Japanese sword or longer.

Never a greatly popular weapon, it still enjoyed some use.