As a tool similar to makibishi, there existed a makibishi made of iron, which was called caltrop in Medieval Europe, and it was used to slow down the advance of horses, war elephants.
撒菱と似た道具として中世西洋でカルトロップと呼ばれる鉄製の撒菱があり、騎兵や戦象の突進を鈍らせる為に使用された。