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2. Kabutowari - Wikipedia

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   Kabutowari were usually around 35 cm (14 in) long; some larger versions are around 45 cm (18 in) long. [2] There were two types of kabutowari : a dirk -type and a truncheon -type. The dirk-type was forged with a sharp dirk-like point, [ 3 ] which could be used to parry an opponent's sword, to hook the cords of armor or a helmet, or like a can ...

3. Cold Steel (company) - Wikipedia

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   Cold Steel, Inc., is an American retailer of knives/bladed tools, training weapons, swords and other martial arts edged and blunt weapons.Founded in Ventura, California, the company is currently based in Irving, Texas, after an acquisition by GSM Outdoors in 2020. [1]

4. Wakizashi - Wikipedia

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   The wakizashi was one of several short swords available for use by samurai including the yoroi tōshi, and the chisa-katana. The term wakizashi did not originally specify swords of any official blade length [10] and was an abbreviation of wakizashi no katana ("sword thrust at one's side"); the term was applied to companion swords of all sizes. [11]

5. Cinquedea - Wikipedia

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   The cinquedea (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ ŋ k w ɪ ˈ d i. ə /, / ˌ tʃ ɪ ŋ k w ɪ ˈ d eɪ ə /) or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries. [1] [2]

6. Knife - Wikipedia

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   Tri-Ad Lock – A locking mechanism exclusively licensed to Cold Steel. It is a form of lockback which incorporates a thick steel stop pin between the front of the latch and the back of the tang to transfer force from the blade into the handle. [16] PickLock – A round post on the back base of the blade locks into a hole in a spring tab in the ...

7. Nagamaki - Wikipedia

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   The nagamaki was a long sword with a blade that could be 60 cm (24 in) or more and a handle of about equal length to the blade. [3] The blade was single-edged, resembling a naginata blade, but the handle (tsuka) of the nagamaki was not a smooth-surfaced wooden shaft as in the naginata; it was made more like a katana hilt.