No, it was not clearly used. We have some evidence in the form of a few illustrations (not many), but that's it. There aren't any actual records of their mounted use, as far as I'm aware.There's all sorts of depiction's of famous samurai using naginata and spears from horseback. One in particular has Toshimitsu Saito at the battle of Yamazaki, clearly holding a naginata before the battle of Yamazaki.
I don't understand the debate, it was a clearly used weapon of samurai cavalry forces. (It was in the old game too.)
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