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What quality of weapons were issued to ashigaru?
As a military historian I feel the need to address an argument between two of my friends. They are disagreeing on the quality of weapons issued to common troops in feudal armies (namely swords). I know that they had to be substandard to the Daimyo and Samurai but to what extent?
Ashigaru didn't carry swords, they chiefly used pole-arms (spears). Even the ranked samurai rarely if ever used their swords in actual combat, preferring to use spears, bows, or guns. As for quality, some ashigaru merely used sawed off bamboo spears lacking a metal spear head. Be mindeful that ashigaru were many times forcibly conscripted peasants who were often expected to bring their own weapons.
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