Nagamaki

Nagamaki, 135 cm (53 in) koshirae, 130 cm (51 in) from tsuka to tip, 50 cm (20 in) tang, 68 cm (27 in) tsuka, 60 cm (24 in) cutting edge

The nagamaki (長巻, "long wrapping") is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (nihontō)[1][2] with an extra long handle, used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.[3]

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  3. ^ Friday 2004, p. 88.