Jitte, Edo period

[kronckew]

じって and 十手 both google translate into english as 'truncheon'. both have the transliteration of 'jitte' under the two japanese forms.

i suggest we need a japanese citizen to decide what we are to call something from their history...prefereably a weapons collector/dealer. i will ask mine.

edited:
i just did (he must be up late).

...
We call both Jitte and Jutte.
You can see wiki in detail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitte
Thank you,
Tachi

i'll ask what he calls the yarijitte.

[kronckew]

aha! i should read tachi's ref. first:

it's a karakuri jitte


edited:
tachi says:

It is kind of Jitte or Jutte.
We call Marohoshi

[kronckew]

just added a kabutowari jitte/jutte to the japanese part of my collection, on it's way from japan.

supposedly showa period, 1926–1989 - prbably latter part.

roughly 25 in. LOA, 'blade/hook' about 14.5 in. in mounts and saya. 645grams in saya. metal fittings look untarnished - gold/gold plated?