The nagamaki is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword, or nihonto, distinguished by its extra-long handle, and it was used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Nagamaki
Description section
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
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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