A rare samurai weapon.

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Originally Posted by VANDOO

I HAVE SEEN A MODERN VERSION OF THIS WEAPON SO SOME SCHOOLS MAY STILL TEACH FORMS AND TECHNIQUE. ITS GOOD TO GET SOME HISTORY AND GOOD PICTURES OF THIS UNUSUAL WEAPON. I DID NOT FIND THE PICTURE OF THE NEW ONE, BUT FOUND A PICTURE OF SOMETHING SIMILAR IN A SMALLER SIZE AROUND 10 INCHES LONG. PICTURED WITH A JITTE, BOTH APPEAR TO BE ALL STEEL.

Both of the weapons you show would be called jutte, the one without a hook is a naeshi jutte, the one you show appears to be copying the knobs of a kanabo.


There is a very small weapon that is quite similar in looks to the kanabo. The ararebo has a wood shaft with metal covering both ends, the head has metal knobs. Ararebo are quite rare, there are currently only two known examples, this one is 283.04 grams/14 inches.