Home›Medieval›Country of Origin›JapanBrowse ByJapanFactsJapanSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEraWell-attested500 to 1499 CE 1JapanFilter Results17 entriesWeapon ClassAllBow / Crossbow (1)Chain / Flail Weapon (1)Field Obstacle / Trap (1)Sword / Polearm / Bladed (13)Throwing Weapon (1)Weapon FamilyAllMedieval Bows and Crossbows (1)Medieval Chain and Flexible Weapons (1)Medieval Daggers (1)Medieval Polearms (2)Medieval Swords and Sabres (10)Introduced EraAll0 (1)300 (2)794 (1)900 (1)1146 (1)1150 (1)1185 (3)1334 (1)1336 (1)1450 (1)OperatorAllImperial Japanese Army (1)Imperial Japanese Navy (1)Samurai (15)Service StatusAllRetired (13)Wars Used InAllGenpei War (2)World War II (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17ChokutōJapanJapanese swordJapanKaiken (dagger)JapanKatanaJapanKodachiJapanKunaiJapanKusarigamaJapanMakibishiJapanNagamakiJapanNaginataJapanNodachiJapanŌdachiJapanTachiJapanTantōJapanUchigatanaJapanYariJapanYumi (Japanese Longbow)JapanSources1. War and Military Atlas Periodizationtier 1InteractiveAtlas owner ruling registerWar and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, boundaries sentenceBoundaries: Ancient below 500 CE, Medieval 500 to 1499, Early Modern 1500 to 1774, Modern 1775 onward (the 1775 cutover, not the round year 1800, matches the American Revolutionary War already being tagged Modern in the live data).War and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, boundaries sentence, end-year clauseBoundaries: Ancient below 500 CE, Medieval 500 to 1499, Early Modern 1500 to 1774, Modern 1775 onward (the 1775 cutover, not the round year 1800, matches the American Revolutionary War already being tagged Modern in the live data).Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.