Nasty modification of Naginata

[Jon]

Just spotted this nagintata that looks like it’s been profoundly abused, by someone welding a bayonet style socket to it allowing it to be bizarrely mounted…never seen the like.

[ROKUJURO]

Jon,

that is an early type of NAGINATA (not  nagintata), called TSUKUSHI (or CHIKUSHI) NAGINATA. There have been similar weapons in Europe as well.

I cannot tell if this is an old original one or (more likely) a later UTSUSHI/copy.

[Jon]

Cheers Jean, every day is a learning day.

[raaay]

Hi Jonathan ,

 

It was in Sworders auction a couple of months back , maybe it did not reach it's reserve price ?  i see there are few other Japanese items from the previous auction, also  in there next sale .

 

it  has already been  said it is an older style of mounting , IMHO , presumably to give it extra strength when in use , just my two pence worth   .

[DoTanuki yokai]

Here is another one  https://www.aoijapan...ushi-naginata-saneo/