Kyoketsu-shoge
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kyoketsu-shoge-269-4927988
title:
Kyoketsu-shoge
text:
The kyoketsu-shoge is a double-edged blade, with another curved blade attached near the hilt at a 45–60 degree angle. This is attached to approximately 10 to 18 feet (3–5 m) of rope, chain, or hair which then ends in a large metal ring. Likely used by ninja of the Iga province, it is thought to be a forerunner to the later more widely known kusarigama. Ninja were often recruited from the class of rural peasantry who resided on remote farmland, and the tool's resemblance to farming equipment and
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description:
Double-edged Japanese blade
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoketsu-shoge
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date modified:
2024-03-30T21:03:46Z
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