Yari

estcrh · 25th February 2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

picked up this yari head via ebay last night a lot cheaper than i expected. it is shown in the picture on a three foot dowel of the wrong size. after earlier conversations with the vendor, i learned it was not tanged like most but socketed, which was as far as i know a bit unusual (?).

A yari with a socket instead of a tang is called "fukuro yari", they are not that unusual, if you do a search using that term you will find other examples.

kronckew · 25th February 2015, 06:43 PM

thanks. i'm a bit relieved. however real or repro, i'll love it and pet it and hug it and squeeze it and name it george*... i am a happy monster.

especially if it has a temper line

i got the bunny rabbit, not the duck

David R · 25th February 2015, 07:15 PM

Apparently the Satsuma Clan had a liking for Fukuro Yari because they were easier to re-shaft than the tanged type.
According to one of the curators at Leeds Royal Armoury a batch were also made for the Shogunate Army during the Bakamatsu period, ie the period when Japan's isolation was ending.

kronckew · 25th February 2015, 07:48 PM

i'll look for a broad arrow

i will give it a bath in orange juice in honour of the clan.

25th February 2015, 06:43 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	thanks. i'm a bit relieved. however real or repro, i'll love it and pet it and hug it and squeeze it and name it george... i am a happy monster. especially if it has a temper line i got the bunny rabbit, not the duck Last edited by kronckew; 25th February 2015 at 06:53 PM.*

25th February 2015, 07:15 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,114	Apparently the Satsuma Clan had a liking for Fukuro Yari because they were easier to re-shaft than the tanged type. According to one of the curators at Leeds Royal Armoury a batch were also made for the Shogunate Army during the Bakamatsu period, ie the period when Japan's isolation was ending.

25th February 2015, 07:48 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	i'll look for a broad arrow i will give it a bath in orange juice in honour of the clan.