Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Naginata Polearm with Handmade Blade and Scabbard - 85 5/8 Inches Long Category_MG 34 Mounts They are A (CROWN) M

They are A (CROWN) M marked for the British Air Ministry

cadets by Fratelli Scuotto of Napoli

Handguard: 4”x 5”

such as the Nieuport 24bis

with an 7 3/8-inch octagon barrel

Original 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Naginata Polearm with Handmade Blade and Scabbard - 85 5/8 Inches Long Category_MG 34 Mounts They are A (CROWN) MOriginal 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.