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It would appear, according to Serge Mol, that tales of samurai breaking open a kabuto (helmet) are more folklore than anything else. [6] The hachi (helmet bowl) is the central component of a kabuto; it is made of triangular plates of steel or iron riveted together at the sides and at the top to a large, thick grommet of sorts (called a tehen-no-kanamono), and at the bottom to a metal strip ...
Shinai (Japanese Katana-like sword made of Bamboo strips, used in Kendo) Pugil stick (Heavily padded pole-like weapon) Foil (European fencing weapon) Federschwert (Steel sparring sword used in European martial arts) Foam Weapons, Boffers (Foam Weapons used in live action role playing, SCA, and the like)
Mameluke sword; Model 1832 foot artillery sword; Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword; Model 1840 Cavalry Saber; Model 1840 light artillery saber; Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword; Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword; Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber; Model 1902 Army Officers' Sword; Model 1913 Cavalry Saber
Wazamono (Japanese: 業 （ わざ ） 物 （ もの ）) is a Japanese term that, in a literal sense, refers to an instrument that plays as it should; in the context of Japanese swords and sword collecting, wazamono denotes any sword with a sharp edge that has been tested to cut well, usually by professional sword appraisers via the art of tameshigiri (test cutting).
The lowest-end is the "Squire Line" and the "Maestro Line," which is a series of sparring swords intended for practitioners of historical European martial arts. [2] In 2001, Albion Swords hired Bladesmith and custom Knifemaker Jody Samson to reproduce collector versions of the swords he designed for the Conan the Barbarian films. Samson worked ...
Lists of swords: List of historical swords; List of Japanese swords. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) List of Wazamono; List of mythological swords;
A koncerz with a conventional cutting edge. A koncerz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔn.t͡sɛʂ]) is a type of sword used by Polish-Lithuanian cavalry in the Renaissance period. It is a narrow and long thrusting sword, generally used by a type of heavy cavalry (husaria, the famed Polish hussars) and optimized to defeat body armor, either by piercing directly through the metal links of mail ...
Stanley Bostitch, previously and more commonly known as simply Bostitch, is an American company that specializes in the design and manufacture of fastening tools (such as staplers, staple guns, nailers, riveters, and glue guns) and fasteners (such as nails, screws, and staples).