Sasumata (3.5e Equipment)

The sasumata is a long pole with a crescent shaped blade at one end. The first two feet of the shaft after the blade is covered in barbs and spikes. This weapon is primarily used by law enforcement, as it can be used to capture and detain a criminal very easily. Men skilled at using the sasumata can also use it to snare and unseat mounted opponents.

A character wielding a sasumata who strikes a creature their size or one size category smaller can immediately iniate a grapple as a free action without involving an attack of opportunity. A sasumata has reach.