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The Kabutowari (Japanese: 兜割, lit. "helmet breaker" or "skull breaker" [1]), also known as hachiwari, was a type of knife-shaped weapon, resembling a jitte in many respects. This weapon was carried as a side-arm by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Antique Japanese hachiwari with a nihonto style of handle
Line 4 of the Shenzhen Metro, formerly branded as the Longhua line, runs South–North from Futian Checkpoint to Niuhu. The line serves Futian District and Longhua District of Shenzhen . The line originally used 4-car trains, making it extremely crowded; [ 1 ] although it still carried over 250,000 people daily, [ 2 ] peaking at 516,100 on 5 ...
Line 4 Sheppard, a subway line in Toronto, Canada; Yellow Line (Montreal Metro), formerly known as Line 4, in Canada; Line 4 of the Guadalajara urban rail system, Mexico; Mexico City Metro Line 4, a rapid transit line in Mexico City; Mexico City Metrobús Line 4, a bus rapid transit line in Mexico City; Route 4 (Baltimore), a bus route in the ...
Antique Japanese tekkan (tetsu ken) The tekkan (Japanese: 鉄管, lit. "iron pipe"), also known as tetsu-ken or tettō (鉄刀, lit. "iron sword"), is a Japanese weapon that was used during the Edo period until the beginning of the 20th century. [1]
A tassled jitte with a hidden stiletto in the hilt. Jitte may have a small point or blade attached to the hilt (tsuka) and hidden in the main shaft (boshin).Jitte could be highly decorated with all manner of inlays and designs or very plain and basic depending on the status of the owner and the jitte's intended use.
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Visual glossary of Japanese sword terms. Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.
Line 4 of the Hangzhou Metro (Chinese: 杭州地铁四号线; pinyin: Hángzhōu Dìtiě Sìhào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Hangzhou. Description [ edit ]