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Eastern
Shinai
죽도 · 竹刀
Japan · 18th century to today · Ships from Japan
The kendo sword of four bamboo slats bound together.
Four bamboo slats held by a leather grip and tip cap, with a cord marking the back. Used in kendo.
Specifications
- Blade length
- 88 cm
- Overall length
- 118 cm
- Weight
- 500 g
- Materials
- Bamboo, cowhide, nylon cord
- Edge
- Decorative (unsharpened)
Decorative replica · The edge is not sharpened. We will remind you of your country’s rules before payment.
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Stories told
- 18th century
Sparring with armour and shinai spread and became the basis of modern kendo.