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2. Japanese sword mountings - Wikipedia

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   A sageo (下緒 or 下げ緒) is a hanging cord made of silk, cotton or leather that is passed through the hole in the kurigata (栗形) of a Japanese sword's saya. There are a number of different methods for wrapping and tying the sageo on the saya for display purposes. Other uses for the sageo are tying the sword to the samurai and hojojutsu ...

3. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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   Furthermore, cheap swords designed as wall-hanging or sword rack decorations often also have a "rat-tail" tang, which is a thin, usually threaded bolt of metal welded onto the blade at the hilt area. These are a major weak point and often break at the weld, resulting in a dangerous and unreliable sword.

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio

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   This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States.The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance.

5. Scabbard - Wikipedia

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   In the event swords and scabbards were quickly discarded except for use by mounted cavalry. [9] Some military police forces, naval shore patrols, law enforcement and other groups used leather scabbards as a kind of truncheon. Mounting for a Japanese short sword 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art

6. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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   This sword is used by Llenlleawg Wyddel to kill Diwrnach Wyddel and his men. Ceard-nan Gallan, the Smith of the Branches, sword of Oisín. Claíomh Solais (Sword of Light), the sword of Nuada Airgeadlámh. The sword glowed with the light of the sun and was irresistible in battle, having the power to cut his enemies in half.

7. List of premodern combat weapons - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.

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9. History of weapons - Wikipedia

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   Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...