Nagamaki Blade

The length of blade varies on a nagamaki.

Nagamaki blade. However the nagasa most commonly fits the profile of a tachi or katana blade which would be a blade of more than 2 shaku 2 shaku 60 6 cm roughly 2 feet in length. Warriors used the weapon against horsemen. It s a mix between katana and naginata swords but the unokubi zukuri blade shape is one of a kind. The nagamaki is designed for large sweeping and slicing strokes.

Nagamaki means long wrap and refers to the fact that the shaft is wrapped like a sword handle. While nagamaki means long wrap they have been found with no ito wrapping cord at all which is very much like a long tachi handle. Traditionally it was used as infantry weapon. The nagamaki 長捲 literally long wrapping is a type of traditionally madejapanese sword with an extra long handle used by the samurai class of feudal japan.

The nagamaki sword features a blade size similar to the katana around 73 cm however it has much longer handle which can range between 45 60cm which allow for greater reach and power the nagamaki is a great balance between a katana and a nodachi. Its also works as a spear. Nagamaki 54 inch koshirae 52 inch from tsuka to tip 19 75 inch tang 26 75 inch tsuka 24 inch cutting edge the nagamaki 長巻 long wrapping is a type of traditionally made japanese sword nihontō with an extra long handle used by the samurai class of feudal japan.