Another strange tool or weapon?

[estcrh]

....This started out as a yari but appears to have purposely been made into some sort of tool or weapon, it looks to be very old..I was thinking it may be a form of bashin...which is a utility knife for cleaning horse hoofs etc, with the handle and blade all in one unlike a kozuka. I have never seen another one like it.

[Bugyotsuji]

What size is it? It looks like a Yari no Ho, with the Nakago fashioned into a loop, to make a Bashin-like tool.

[estcrh]

What size is it? It looks like a Yari no Ho, with the Nakago fashioned into a loop, to make a Bashin-like tool.

I do not have it with me (out of town) but it fits in my hand comfortably, I would say maybe 8-9 inches, since there is no Mekugi-ana it looks like it was made this way on purpose. It came from Japan and was called a "ninja yarisaki". But it would not cut, just stab and someone could have had a much better weapon to hide than this and a cheaper one, but I could see it as a bashin type of tool. Thanks!

[Bugyotsuji]

What size is it? It looks like a Yari no Ho, with the Nakago fashioned into a loop, to make a Bashin-like tool.

I do not have it with me (out of town) but it fits in my hand comfortably, I would say maybe 8-9 inches, since there is no Mekugi-ana it looks like it was made this way on purpose. It came from Japan and was called a "ninja yarisaki". But it would not cut, just stab and someone could have had a much better weapon to hide than this and a cheaper one, but I could see it as a bashin type of tool. Thanks!

 

In that case you would have to consider that the loop might have been for the end of a string which was then wrapped around the handle for grip, and like a fishing reel, (?) for release when thrown. Just guessing, hahaha :lol:

[estcrh]

This is a knife which I believe is a bashin, it is about the same size as the yari no ho

[Jean]

IMHO, from the handle yes but it is a kogatana blade, at least some kind

[Klop]

Hi,

 

I would think that the loop could be another form of mekugi-ana, maybe a quickfix of broken nakago. It's easier to hammer out the tip of nakago and turn it around than punching a hole, especially if you are alone; one hand to hold piece in pliers, one hand with hammer, one hand with punch in pliers....Assuming this was done in the old days before drillbits (surely looks like that is the case).

 

Another idea is to use this as a throwing arrow /dart , ne-ya. Attach some string/feathers/cloth to the loop for drag and the point will hit the target because drag is in a straight line. A normal mekugi ana halfway nakago used this way would cause unbalance because the force of drag is not in line with the tip.

 

About the bashin-option; weren't these meant to be carried in a (waki)saya instead of a kozuka, mainly in Higo province? I don't think this piece would fit nicely in a kozuka-slot. Blade too thick, backside not flat.

 

Whatever it's purpose, it's a cute piece of point!

 

Greetings,

Eric.