Key spear - Key spear

Japanese: 鍵槍 - かぎやり
Key spear - Key spear

A type of spear with a key-shaped iron side handle attached to the top of the handle. It was invented as a countermeasure to the advancement of straight spear technology, and was very popular for a time because it was effective in entangling or hooking enemy spears to take them down. Famous schools that focus on the key spear include the Kashiwara school, Honshinkyochi school, Saburi school, and Utsumi school, and each school puts great effort into the position and shape of the side handle.

[Ichiro Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

槍の一種で、柄(え)の上部に鍵の形をした鉄製の横手(よこて)を着装したものをいう。直槍(すやり)の技術の進歩に伴い、その対抗策として考案されたもので、敵の槍をからめ落としたり、ひっかけて倒すのに効果的であったので、一時大いに流行した。鍵槍を主とする流派は、樫原(かしわら)流、本心鏡智(ほんしんきょうち)流、佐分利(さぶり)流、内海(うつみ)流などが有名で、それぞれ横手の位置やその形状にくふうが凝らされた。

[渡邉一郎]

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