| Of all the Japanese swords, the Samurai
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| | 'Tachi' replaced the straight bladed
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| Sword is considered the most deadly
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| | swords. The main reason for the
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| Japanese weaponry. Samurai swords, known
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| | transformation was that the samurais'
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| as 'nihonto' in Japanese, were regarded
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| | realized that a curved sword could be
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| as symbols of samurai warriors. Samurai
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| | easily drawn from the scabbard and
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| swords have been widely regarded as
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| | provided a far more effective cutting
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| Japanese antique art.
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| | angle.
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| Samurai Swords are mainly of three types
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| | A typical samurai sword is made of
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| - the Katana, the Wakizashi, and the
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| | Japanese steel known as 'tamahagane.' The
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| Tanto. Katana, mainly used for outdoor
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| | point of samurai sword is known as a
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| combat, is the longest type of samurai
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| | Kissaki. It is the hardest part of the
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| sword and is over 24 inches in length.
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| | sword to forge and polish. To make a
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| Wakizashi, around a third shorter than
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| | quality sword one would require an
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| the Katana, was used mainly for indoor
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| | exceptionally expert artisan. The value
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| activities due to its better
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| | of a samurai sword is mainly determined
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| maneuverability indoors. Tanto is a small
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| | by the quality of the point.
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| knife and is used similar like a
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| | If you are looking to buy a samurai sword
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| Wakizashi. The Shogun samurai warriors
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| | then you need to consider several things.
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| usually carried two samurai swords - the
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| | First is to check the type and quality of
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| Wakizashi and the Katana - with them.
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| | the blade. Choosing a full tang blade
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| The earlier samurai swords were actually
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| | (that is the blade and the portion under
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| straight-bladed, single-edged weapons
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| | the handle is a single piece of steel)
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| imported from China and Korea, known as
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| | will be an ideal option. The katana sword
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| 'chokuto.' During the end of the 8th
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| | is the most popular among martial art
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| century, the curved blade swords known as
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| | students as well as collectors.
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