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The , also known as ''tetsu-ken'' or is a Japanese weapon that was used during the Edo period until the beginning of the 20th century.〔Mol, Serge. (''Classical weaponry of Japan: special weapons and tactics of the martial arts'' ). Kodansha International. 2003. pp. 73, 79. ISBN 4-7700-2941-1, ISBN 978-4-7700-2941-6.〕 It was an iron truncheon; it could closely resemble a wakizashi-sized sword with a blunt iron blade, or could be a cast-iron version of a hachiwara.〔Cunningham, Don. ''Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai''. pp. 75.〕 ''Tekkan'' became very popular during the Edo period with wealthy merchants and farmers, since such people were denied by law from carrying or possessing swords or other edged weapons.〔Cunningham, Don. (''Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior'' ).〕 The ''tekkan'', bearing no edge, had always been permitted by law. In 1876, the Meiji government of Japan passed the Haitōrei Edict, often called the "Sword Abolishment Act". This law prohibited all Japanese people, including the former members of the knightly samurai class, from bearing weapons in public. This prohibition led to a surge in popularity of a number of non-sword weapons, as well as disguised swords of various kinds. After the Haitōrei Edict came into effect, members of the samurai class also began carrying ''tekkan'' as self-defence weapons. ==Gallery== Image:Tetsu ken.JPG|A tekkan. Image:Hachi wari 2.JPG|Antique cast-iron truncheon-type kabutowari.〔(''Taiho-jutsu: law and order in the age of the samurai'' By Don Cunningham p.75 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「tekkan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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