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Kusarigama

Medieval

A kusarigama is a traditional Japanese weapon made of a kama, a bladed sickle, attached to a kusari fundo, a metal chain with a heavy iron weight at the end. The kusarigama is said to have been developed during the Muromachi period. The art of handling the kusarigama is called kusarigamajutsu. 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
Chain-Sickle 1
Introduced Year
1150 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Chain / Flail Weapon 1
Connections

Operated By

Samurai, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Kusarigama
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1. Wikipedia: Kusarigama
  • Lead section
    A kusarigama (Japanese: 鎖鎌; lit.
  • Article text
    From the 12th century, until the time of the Tokugawa shogunate, many fighters specialized in the use of the weapon.
  • Operated By: Samurai, Article body
    Samurai women used the weapon as well.
  • In Group: Medieval Chain and Flexible Weapons, Lead sentence
    A kusarigama (Japanese: 鎖鎌; lit. "chain-sickle") is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of a kama (the Japanese equivalent of a sickle or billhook) on a kusari-fundo, a type of metal chain (kusari) with a heavy iron weight (fundo) at the end.
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Wikidata: Kusarigama
Wikidata Q684945, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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