Interesting little weapon

[Blazeaglory]

I stumbled across this earlier today and find it quite interesting.

 

I imagine it as a last ditch effort to either escape from or deal the final blow to your enemy? Or used by kidnappers for the element of surprise?

 

Its called a Suna-Teppo and works by filling it with blinding powders then blowing through it into an enemies face/eyes

 

https://samurai-world.com/suna-teppo-secret-samurai-weapon/

[Ken-Hawaii]

Held in the mouth, with black powder going off? Truly a weapon of last resort! But the Sanada were known as being very sneaky.

[Blazeaglory]

Held in the mouth, with black powder going off? Truly a weapon of last resort! But the Sanada were known as being very sneaky.

 

What? My kazoo? I only wanted to play you a friendly tune!

[Geraint]

Blinding powders, Ken, blinding, not black 

 

Another is illustraed though not in much detail, on page 90 of the Kyoto Arashima Museum catalogue.  Never seen one in hand.

 

All the best.

[Ken-Hawaii]

I assumed the blinding powder was propelled by black powder - lung power wouldn't do much propelling with something that big.

[IanB]

They are illustrated in Stone's Glossary whereit states they were also used by Edo period law enforcers. Lovely little thing and very rare I imagine.

Ian Bottomley

[Dave R]

I assumed the blinding powder was propelled by black powder - lung power wouldn't do much propelling with something that big.

 

5 cm in size, not 5 inches.

[Blazeaglory]

Oh BLACK POWDER? lol

 

Man that would have been interesting to watch!