Naginata with a Socket for the Shaft (Naginata-no-saki)
Object type: Naginata blade with sheath
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Steel, leather
Dimensions: L. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); L. with sheath 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. with sheath 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.1 oz. (485 g); Wt. of sheath 2.7 oz. (77 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936