Masakari Axe
There is a number 1905 on the blade which was probably the year this ax head was made see picture 7.
Masakari axe. It should not be mistakenly interchangeable with the term ono 斧. It was used by the japanese yamabushi monks. But the latter name is more frequently used to mean an adze. Masakari axe description a huge heavy axe that needs great muscle power to wield.
Masakari 鉞 the samurai s war axe samurai holding a battle axe. This is an antique japanese masakari or ono ax head was made of hand forged tempered iron over 100 years ago by a master japanese blade maker using the skills of the samurai sword maker by hand forging soft steel on the outsides and high carbon steel in the middle. This hand axe features a spike opposite the cutting blade. Axe which is the general classification term for axes in japanese while the term masakari is specifically given to large axes or an axe with an exceptionally long cutting edge.
Masakari axe is a weapon in nioh. Detail from the 春日権現験記. The following is a list of axes from tales of vesperia organized as they appear within the collector s book. Masakari is translated for instance as battle axe but we have been assured that it is certainly not a weapon but simply means a hatchet with a broad blade.
The generic term for axe or hatchet is rather ono or sometimes also chouna. The masakari 鉞 is an axe of the larger variant in japan. Originally used for felling large trees and even breaking up boulders. In spite of this rough hewn purpose it is beautifully ornamented with lacquer and gleaming brass possible status effects.
As with axes in other cultures ono are sometimes employed as weapons. Weapons list by lunar eclipse tales series.