Weapon Ball And Chain. A morning star (middle) shown among other club designs Morning star (left), next to a ball-and-chain flail (right) The three balls could be of varying sizes and were often spiked, making it a highly lethal and intimidating weapon
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My guess is that, if they existed, they were anti-shield weapons Various chain weapons were used in feudal Japan.Recognised fighting arts with such weapons include gekigan-jutsu (using a ball and chain), chigiriki-jutsu (using a ball and chain on a short stick), and kusarigama-jutsu (employing a chain-ball-sickle weapon)
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[19] [20] [21] In Japan, there is also a version of the smaller ball-on-a-chain flail called a chigiriki However, its actual use on medieval battlefields is highly contested The morningstar's name comes from its spiked head, which resembled the rays of the morning sun
. This deadly weapon evolved from various other weapons, such as the flail and ball and chain, and soon became a favorite of knights and soldiers alike [1] Ninja were expert at handling kusarigama, the composite sickle and chain with a ball being small enough to be easily concealed, and.
. The Morning Star is a club-like weapon consisting of a shaft with an attached ball adorned with spikes The three balls could be of varying sizes and were often spiked, making it a highly lethal and intimidating weapon