Jitte - Jitte

Japanese: 十手 - じって
Jitte - Jitte

A weapon carried by police officers in the Edo period to arrest criminals. It is an iron bar about 1 shaku (about 33 cm) long, with a braided cord wrapped around the handle and a right-angled hook at the base of the tsuba to catch and untangle the enemy's sword. Its origin is unclear and it does not appear in ancient documents. It is said that the Chinese Chen Yuanbin introduced it in the Keian period (1648-1652), so it is likely a weapon introduced from China in the early Edo period. The police officers and yoriki of the town magistrate's office and the fire-fighting department used silver-plated jitte with a red tassel around the handle, while the Kanto Torishiyaku used purple or light blue jitte. Crude ones were also carried by the police officers and their subordinates. In rare cases, detectives and others also carried them. They were also called "jittei" or "tegi."

[Shinichi Saito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

江戸時代の警吏の携帯した犯人逮捕のための武具。長さ1尺(約33センチメートル)あまりの鉄棒で、柄(え)には組紐(くみひも)の緒を巻き、鐔元(つばもと)には相手の刀剣を受けて、からみ落とすための直角の鉤形(かぎがた)をつける。始源は明らかではなく古文献にはみえない。慶安(けいあん)年代(1648~52)中国人の陳元賓(ちんげんぴん)が十手術を伝えたというから、江戸初期、中国伝来の武器であろう。町奉行所(ぶぎょうしょ)や火付改(あらため)の同心と与力は銀ながし(銀めっき)の十手で、その柄に巻いた緒は朱房(しゅぶさ)で、関東取締出役(とりしまりしゅつやく)は紫か浅葱(あさぎ)色の緒であった。粗製のものを同心の小者も携帯した。また、まれに目明しなども持つ場合があった。「じってい」「手木(てぎ)」ともいった。

[齋藤愼一]

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