War hammer

Accession Nr.:	52.513.1
Type:	weapons and armament; metalwork; lacquers
Date of production:	18th century Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:	Japan

Materials:	iron; lacquer; wood
Dimensions:	length: 187cm width: 31cm

Tsukubō (“push pole”), a nonlethal weapon for arresting criminals.