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The '''kanabu''' [[page type is::definition|is]] a knife with a blade that rises in a graceful curve that resembles an extended claw, designed to dig in and hook through whatever it is used on. A fuller runs along the flat edge of the blade, designed to reduce the weight of the weapon without compromising its integrity. |
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The '''kanabo''' or kanabu [[page type is::definition|was]] a spiked/knobbed club or truncheon used in feudal Japan as a weapon by samurai and their retainers. Kanabō and the other related types of these club like weapons were constructed out of heavy wood, or made entirely from iron, with iron spikes or studs on one end. One or both ends of the wooden type clubs could be sheathed in iron. Kanabō type weapons came in all sizes and shapes with the largest ones being as tall as a man and a two-handed weapon while the smaller lighter ones were primarily one-handed and the length of a forearm. The shape could be that of a baseball bat with a thick heavy end tapering towards a slender handle or they could be straight all the way from the handle to the end, with the shaft being round or multi faceted.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanab%C5%8D</ref> |
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The kanabu seems to be associated with the [[race association is::Prydaen]]. |
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Latest revision as of 07:12, 27 June 2013
The kanabu is a knife with a blade that rises in a graceful curve that resembles an extended claw, designed to dig in and hook through whatever it is used on. A fuller runs along the flat edge of the blade, designed to reduce the weight of the weapon without compromising its integrity.
The kanabu seems to be associated with the Prydaen.