LARP Nodachi

Product description

The nodachi is a traditional Japanese sword used by the samurai in feudal Japan. The function of the nodachi was ceremonial, and it also served as an infantry sword. It was used, for example, as a sacrifice to a sanctuary or patron gods. Sometimes they were used in a prayer before the war. Some were exhibited in temples, and represented swords from myths.

A samurai usually wore the nodachi on the back, as the sword was too long to carry on the hip. The cavalry employed a nodachi against infantry to stab horses, or cavalry utilised it against cavalry on account of its length. After the Siege of Osaka in 1615, the function of the nodachi shifted more towards ceremonial use rather than functional.

The LARP nodachi is well-suited to Asian LARP characters. Constructed from a 10 mm diameter glass core fibre and EVA foam, it is particularly well-suited to LARP battles.