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2. Japanese sword - Wikipedia

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   The kawatsutsumi tachi was stronger than the kurourushi tachi because its hilt was wrapped in leather or ray skin, lacquer was painted on top of it, leather straps and cords were wrapped around it, and the scabbard and sometimes the tsuba (hand guard) were also wrapped in leather. [56] Edo period ukiyo-e shows an ōdachi worn on the back of a ...

3. Japanese sword mountings - Wikipedia

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   A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.

4. Pattern 1831 sabre for General Officers - Wikipedia

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   As a dress sword, it is of relatively lightweight construction. The weight of the sword is about 1 lb 10.5 oz (750 g) and the scabbard about 1 lb 1 oz (480 g). [6] The 31 inch-long (79 cm) blade is slab-sided and of a V-shaped cross-section, it is double-edged for its last 12 inches (the yelman) and comes to a relatively acute asymmetric point ...

5. Shirasaya - Wikipedia

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6. What Elphaba’s costume has to do with mushrooms, and more ...

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   Like the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz," Elphaba only wears black. In "Wicked," we find out why: She's in mourning. "It directly relates to her story," Tazewell says.

7. US won't change nuclear posture after Russia lowers threshold ...

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   The White House statement said the rhetoric was irresponsible. Russia's defense ministry has said Ukraine struck Russia's Bryansk region with six missiles, and that air defense systems intercepted ...