Epic Armoury’s Spear Naginata is a 70.8in latex polearm inspired by the samurai of traditional Japan. The Spear Naginata’s 23.6in single-edged blade is attached to a leather wrapped pole, allowing you to stab, slash, and parry with alacrity. A large oval crossguard adds to the Asian design, along with a matching pommel hand-painted to look like metal. Made from durable closed cell foam around a fiberglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your Asian-inspired kit. History A form of the spear has been used for hunting for at least 400,000 years Spears were the most common form of weaponry during the Stone Age, and remained popular until firearms were introduced This particular design is similar to a naginata, a Japanese weapon that included a single-edged blade attached to the end of a pole