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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
In Norse mythology, the weapon wielded by the giant Surtr is referred to as a "flaming sword" (Old Norse: loganda sverð) by Snorri Sturluson in Gylfaginning 4, of the Prose Edda. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Snorri immediately afterwards quotes a stanza from his poetic source, ( Völuspá 52), [ 17 ] where it is stated that Surt has fire with him, and ...
The Silbervogel was the first design for a hypersonic weapon and was developed by German scientists in the 1930s, but was never constructed. [6]The ASALM (Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile) was a medium-range strategic missile program developed in the late 1970s for the United States Air Force; the missile's development reached the stage of propulsion-system testing, test-flown to Mach 5 ...
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.
shinken (真剣, lit. real sword) – a real sword as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapons (bokutou). [50] shinogi (鎬, ridge) – ridge running along the side of the sword, generally closer to the back (mune) than the cutting edge (ha). (see image) [4] [18] shinogiji (鎬地) – flat surface between ridge (shinogi) and back edge ...
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.
Dō-maru kabuto. Muromachi period, 15th century, Tokyo National Museum, Important Cultural Property Kabuto of gusoku (Tosei-gusoku) armor European-style cuirass, 16th - 17th century, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, Tokyo National Museum
Warhammer Quest 2: The End Times by Perchang was released on 20 October 2017 for iOS [11] and for Android on 11 April 2018. [12] It received average reviews from critics. [13] Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower was released for Android and iOS on September 3, 2020, based on the 2016 sequel of the board game. [14]