| The antique samurai swords were straight bladed, | | | | its handle. Your guarantee on the authenticity of |
| single edged weapons called chokuto. It was only | | | | the samurai sword is confirmed with these |
| in the 8th century that the curved samurai | | | | recordings. |
| swords were first introduced. The reason it was | | | | It is interesting to learn that the samurai swords |
| introduced was that samurais found these | | | | with a quality point are considered authentic |
| samurai swords easier to draw from the | | | | samurai swords. This is because it takes great skill |
| scabbard. | | | | and effort in hand creating the point. The polish of |
| There are basically three types of Japanese | | | | the samurai sword is also taken into consideration |
| samurai swords. The longest samurai sword that | | | | when choosing a samurai sword. With its polish, |
| is over 24 inches is the Katana that is preferred | | | | the final shape of the samurai sword is |
| for use in outdoor combat. The Wakizashi is a | | | | determined. Ancient samurai swords were usually |
| samurai sword that is slightly shorter than the | | | | hand polished, and this proved to be a rather long |
| Katana and is about 12 to 24 inches long. This | | | | and tedious process. |
| samurai sword is usually used for indoor combats. | | | | There are many sites and stores offering cheap |
| The Tanta is a samurai sword, which is a small | | | | samurai swords and discount samurai swords. |
| knife, and is used for indoor combat too. | | | | However, these are not authentic samurai swords |
| To make sure the samurai sword is up to the | | | | which don't have forged steel blades. When buying |
| mark, sword testers pass the blade through the | | | | samurai swords, you have to ask for samurai |
| bodies of corpses. First the small bones are cut | | | | swords with forged steel and heat treated blades. |
| through, and then the large bones. The results of | | | | The design and shape of the samurai sword |
| the test are recorded on the nakago, which is the | | | | should also be like ancient samurai swords which |
| metal piece that joins the samurai sword blade to | | | | are designed to have the right balance. |