刎はね

suffix, counter

counter for helmets

Archaic counter used specifically for helmets (兜) and similar headgear. Not productive in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい軍ぐん記き物ものでは、兜かぶとを「一刎いちはね」と数かぞえることがある。

  In old war tales, helmets are sometimes counted as 一刎 (one helmet).