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Es gibt unglaublich viele verschiedene Arten von Speeren, sowohl was die Länge betrifft als auch was die Klingenform oder die Montierung angeht. Dies sind auch genau die drei Kriterien, nach denen sich Speere klassifizieren lassen.
1: Saya - The scabbard covering and protecting the blade, when the spear is not in use. There has been a great variety of designs for yarizaya,
especially during the Edo era, that went much further than functional
necessity demanded for at that time the yari was not only a weapon but
also a symbol of status and rank.