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Ninjato

Early Modern

The ninjato, or shinobi gatana, is alleged to be the preferred weapon of the shinobi of feudal Japan, though it is chiefly portrayed as such by modern ninjutsu practitioners and popular culture. Twentieth century examples of the sword are displayed at the Koka Ninja Village Museum in Koka, Shiga, at the Gifu Castle Archives Museum in Gifu Prefecture, and at the Ninja Museum of Igaryu, established in the mid 1960s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Sword 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ninjato
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • 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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Wikidata: Ninjato
Wikidata Q842884, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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