Jason Chambers
7th February 2004, 14:23
Recently, I was viewing a documentary about the Civil War. It was mostly about old relics and weapons. One of the collectors had, in her possession, a weapon that was said to have been used by foot soldiers against the Cavalry.
It looked like a kyoketsu shoge mounted on a pole.
How do you think the concept made its way East to the soldiers in America? Was it a design unique to Japan? Did the design originate in Europe or elsewhere? Or did the concept of some weapons just simply “occur” to a people (culture) like the use of the stick? Look at the bow and arrow for example… Its use can be found in practically every culture known to man.
Curious.
It looked like a kyoketsu shoge mounted on a pole.
How do you think the concept made its way East to the soldiers in America? Was it a design unique to Japan? Did the design originate in Europe or elsewhere? Or did the concept of some weapons just simply “occur” to a people (culture) like the use of the stick? Look at the bow and arrow for example… Its use can be found in practically every culture known to man.
Curious.