The kaiken is a Japanese knife between 20 and 25 centimeters long, made with a single or double edged blade. It is usually carried without ornamental fittings, housed instead in a plain but lacquered mount. 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 (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Classification
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- 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.
Operated By: Samurai, Article text
When a samurai woman married, she was expected to carry a kaiken with her when she moved in with her husband.
In Group: Medieval Daggers, Lead sentence
A kaiken (懐剣) is a 20-25 cm (7.9-9.8 in) long, single or (very rarely) double-edged Japanese knife usually without ornamental fittings housed in a plain but lacquered mount.
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