Polearm
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A polearm or pole weapon is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, extending the user's effective range and striki
A variety of polearms consisting of morning stars, halberds, partisans, spontoons, war scythes, and a ranseur in the center
Evolution of various European polearms from the 13th to 18th centuries
Shang dynasty polearm
Triple dagger-axe ji, Warring States period
Naginata
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The naginata is a polearm and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades. Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, as well as by ashigaru and sōhei. The
A naginata blade forged by Osafune Katsumitsu. Muromachi period, 1503, Tokyo National Museum
Mounting for naginata, Edo period
Tomoe Gozen, an "onna-musha", wields a naginata on horseback.
A Meiji-era depiction of a sōhei (warrior monk) with a naginata