Akinakes-style bronze sword

Japanese: アキナケス式銅剣 - あきなけすしきどうけん
Akinakes-style bronze sword

...a double-edged weapon for stabbing and slashing. It also served as a symbol of authority and religion.
[Europe, Western Asia]
Although they are called bronze swords, most of them are made of bronze. However, the origins of bronze swords can be seen as early as the end of the Copper Age. They belong to the Vučedol culture in Hungary and Yugoslavia. These are daggers with a short handle at the base of the blade, to which a handle made of a different material is attached with a peg or tied with a string. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Akinakes-style bronze sword" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…刺突と斬撃のための両刃の武器。権威や宗教的な象徴としての機能もあった。
[ヨーロッパ,西アジア]
 銅剣とはいえ,ほとんどの材質は青銅である。もっとも銅剣のはじまりはすでに銅器時代の末期にみられる。ハンガリーやユーゴスラビアにおけるブチェドールVučedol文化に属するものである。これらは剣身の元部に短い茎(なかご)がつき,ここに別材の柄(把)(つか)を目釘でとめたり,紐で緊縛するなどして固定する形の短剣である。…

※「アキナケス式銅剣」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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