shinai
shinai is a sword or sports equipment.
Overview
Materials recorded for it include bamboo and composite material. Its recorded use is strike. It is associated with Japan. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
weapon used in kendo
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Shinai”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q622496: shinai
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