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The ''torimono sandōgu'' (also ''torimono hogu'' or ''mitsu dogu'') were known as the ''three tools of arresting''. The torimono sandōgu were three types of pole weapons used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan during the
''Russo-Japanese war, Volume 3, Russo-Japanese War'', Publisher Kinkodo pub. co., 1905, Original from the New York Public Library P.854
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The ''torimono sandōgu'' (also ''torimono hogu'' or ''mitsu dogu'') were known as the ''three tools of arresting''. The torimono sandōgu were three types of pole weapons used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan during the Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
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History
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The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
Japan the samurai were in charge of police operations; various levels of samurai police with help from non-samurai commoners used many types of non lethal weapons in order to capture suspected criminals for trial. The torimono sandōgu was part of the six tools of the police station (''bansho rokugin'' or ''keigo roku-go''), these were the ''kanamuchi'', ''kiriko no bo, tetto, sodegarami, tsukubo'', and the ''sasumata''. Samurai police were required to have these six tools or weapons on hand to effectively deal with disturbances. The torimono sandōgu were symbols of office and were often displayed in front of police checkpoints or used in processions, especially while convicted prisoners were being led to their execution.
Description and use
The torimono sandōgu consisted of the ''sodegarami
The is a pole weapon that was used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
History and description
The ''sodegarami'' is a type of man catcher. It is around in length, with multiple barbed heads facing forwards and backwards ...
'' (sleeve entangler), ''sasumata
The is a pole weapon used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
Description and use
Although some sources place the origin of the sasumata in the Muromachi period, most sources discuss its use in the Edo period. In Edo peri ...
'' (spear fork) and '' tsukubo'' (push pole). All three implements were mounted on long hardwood poles usually around 2 meters in length, sharp metal barbs or spines attached to metal strips covered one end of these implements to keep the person being captured from grabbing the pole. The opposite end of the pole would have a metal cap, or ''ishizuki'' like those found on naginata and other pole weapons. Torimono sandōgu implements were designed to entangle, restrain and obstruct criminals rather than injure them./ref>
See also
*Sasumata
The is a pole weapon used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
Description and use
Although some sources place the origin of the sasumata in the Muromachi period, most sources discuss its use in the Edo period. In Edo peri ...
* Sodegarami
The is a pole weapon that was used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
History and description
The ''sodegarami'' is a type of man catcher. It is around in length, with multiple barbed heads facing forwards and backwards ...
* Tsukubō
The (push pole) was a pole weapon used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
History and description
In Edo period Japan the samurai were in charge of police operations, various levels of samurai police with help from non-sa ...
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