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Summary Of: Yari
Straight yari head with saya... Use of yari in mock combat... Yari measured anywhere from one meter to upwards of six meters... Yari were characterized by a straight... and yari blades were very durable... Over history many variations of the straight yari blade were produced... The yari could be considered a much higher quality weapon than the average spear due to these... Yari handles were often decorated with inlays of metal or semiprecious materials such as brass pins... Various types of yari points or blades existed... Though yari is a catchall for spear... Yari can also be distinguished by the types of blade cross section... A sankaku yari therefore had no cutting edge... The sankaku yari was therefore best suited for penetrating armor... which a standard yari was not as suited to... Yari are believed to have been derived from Chinese spears... Yari overtook the popularity of the... But by the Edo period the yari had fallen into disuse... yari were still produced... Encyclodia Page On: Yari
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