When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Katana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana

    Katana were used by samurai both in the battlefield and for practicing several martial arts, and modern martial artists still use a variety of katana. Martial arts in which training with katana is used include aikidō , iaijutsu , battōjutsu , iaidō , kenjutsu , kendō , ninjutsu , Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū and Shinkendo .

  3. Insignia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insignia

    An insignia (from Latin insignia, plural of insigne 'emblem, symbol, ensign') is a sign or mark distinguishing a group, grade, rank, or function. It can be a symbol of personal power or that of an official group or governing body. An insignia, which is typically made of metal or fabric, is a standalone symbol of a particular or general authority.

  4. Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the...

    Insignia Type A [3] Insignia Type B Insignia Type C No insignia Insignia Miniature Type No insignia U.S. equivalent [4] Senior chief petty officer: Chief petty officer: Petty officer first class: Petty officer second class: Petty officer third class: Seaman: Seaman apprentice: Seaman recruit

  5. British Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank...

    Listed in the table below are the insignia—emblems of authority—of the British Army. Badges for field officers were introduced in 1810 and the insignia was moved to the epaulettes in 1880. On ceremonial or parade uniforms these ranks continue to be worn on the epaulettes, either as cloth slides or as metal clips, although on the modern ...

  6. Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the...

    This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the Wehrmacht. [1] The highest ranks of the combined SS ( German : Gesamt-SS ) was that of Reichsführer-SS and Oberster Führer der SS ; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions.

  7. File:JASDF Warrant Officer insignia (b).svg - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JASDF_Warrant_Officer...

    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on es.wikipedia.org Fuerza Aérea de Autodefensa de Japón; Rangos e insignias militares de las Fuerzas de Autodefensa de Japón

  8. Japanese armour - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_armour

    Luxurious and heavily armed ō-yoroi were worn by senior mounted samurai, while the lighter dō-maru were worn by lower-class infantry samurai. [2] The Japanese cuirass evolved into the more familiar style of armour worn by the samurai known as the dou or dō. Japanese armour makers started to use leather (nerigawa), and lacquer was used to ...

  9. Israel Defense Forces insignia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_insignia

    Women in the navy wore a black beret with gold insignia [7] while men wore the traditional white sailor cap like that of the US Navy. [citation needed] IDF soldier from the Golani Brigade, in service dress (a S.F.C, medic, with the 2006 Lebanon war ribbon & Regional Command-tier citation)