CC0CC0鎬の無い平造で、わずかに内へ反る短刀。ふくらの張った切先に、鍔の無い合口拵を合わせた。
この種類から作る刃長1尺(約303mm)未満の短い刀で、鎌倉時代から江戸時代の末まで作られた。名品は鎌倉後期から南北朝に多い。多くは鎬のない平造(ひらづくり)で、反りはほとんど無いか、刃の側へわずかに曲がる内反り(うちぞり)になる。鍔を付けない合口拵(あいくちごしらえ)に収めることが多く、帯に差せば腰刀、懐に入れれば懐刀・懐剣と呼び分けられる。重ねを厚くして、組み打ちで鎧の隙間を刺す鎧通しのような形もある。
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CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
ca. 1315–16・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, possibly 14th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, dated November, 1333; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, late 14th–early 15th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, probably 16th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀装具
19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
mid–late 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
mid- to late 19th century・The Met
CC0CC0刀剣(刀身・拵)
blade, dated 1870; mounting, 19th century・The Met