Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Naginata Polearm with Handmade Blade and Scabbard - 86 Inches Long MG 08-15 Maxim and also states FINE DAMASCUS

and also states FINE DAMASCUS STEEL

perhaps due to the rest of the cap being damaged or destroyed

possibly a Divisional gunnery record for one mission

The Army plans to purchase 12

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Naginata Polearm with Handmade Blade and Scabbard - 86 Inches Long MG 08-15 Maxim and also states FINE DAMASCUSOriginal Item: Only One Available. The naginata (, ) is a pole weapon and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (nihont). Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, as well as by ashigaru (foot soldiers) and shei (warrior monks). The naginata is the iconic weapon of the onna bugeisha, a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese nobility. Naginata for fighting men and warrior monks were naginata.