Katana Sword
Historically, katana were one of the traditionally made Japanese swords that were used in feudal Japan, commonly
referred to as a "samurai sword".
At the end of the 14th century
due to the “Tokugawa shoguns regulations”, the katana was effectively
standardized. However the 200 years of fighting before had seen a decline in
the quality of the swords made as mass production was more important than the quality.
As a result some of the old methods of sword making were lost. The katanas made
in the years to come were never able to surpass the quality of the old swords.
The katana is characterized by
its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a
circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. It has
historically been associated with the samurai of feudal Japan, and some
historians have said that katana were among the finest cutting weapons in world
military history.
The katana is generally defined as the standard
sized, moderately curved Japanese sword with a blade length greater than
60 cm.
The relatively peaceful times
which Japan entered was accompanied by the creation of a higher quality of the
katana. They were called Shinto - “new sword”. During the 16th -17th centuries
sword smiths tried to rediscover the old techniques as the Shinto blade was
stayed inferior to the old Tachi (Koto) blades.
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