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  2. Kabutowari - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Firearms of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Oftentimes the sword was simply the more practical weapon in the average small-scale Edo period conflicts; nevertheless, there were gunsmiths in Japan producing guns through the Edo period. Isolation did not decrease the production of guns in Japan—on the contrary, there is evidence of around 200 gunsmiths in Japan by the end of the Edo period.

  4. Category:Samurai weapons and equipment - Wikipedia

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    Samurai swords (9 P) Pages in category "Samurai weapons and equipment" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. ... Firearms of Japan; G.

  5. Antique firearms - Wikipedia

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    Antique firearms can be divided into two basic types: muzzle-loading and cartridge firing. Muzzleloading antique firearms are not generally owned with the intent of firing them (although original muzzleloaders can be safely fired, after having them thoroughly inspected), but instead are usually owned as display pieces or for their historic value.

  6. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) - Wikipedia

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    Tachi long swords were worn edge down suspended by two cords or chains from the waist belt. The cords were attached to two eyelets on the scabbard. [148] Decorative sword mountings of the kazari-tachi type carried on the tradition of ancient straight Chinese style tachi and were used by nobles at court ceremonies until the Muromachi period ...

  7. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    The steel used in sword production is known as tamahagane (玉鋼:たまはがね), or "jewel steel" (tama – ball or jewel, hagane – steel). Tamahagane is produced from iron sand, a source of iron ore, and mainly used to make samurai swords, such as the katana, and some tools. Diagram of a tatara and bellows

  8. Chronology of bladed weapons - Wikipedia

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    The present chronology is a compilation that includes diverse and relatively uneven documents about different families of bladed weapons: swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..., with the sword references being the most numerous but not the unique included among the other listed references of the rest of bladed weapons.

  9. Kaiken (dagger) - Wikipedia

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    However, a real blade is not used. No one legally wears or carries a kaiken today in Japan, as this is a violation of the Gun and Sword Law. [clarification needed] They can be legally transported, however, provided they are carried together with their registration certificate.