| The blade of a Japanese sword with a curved side | | | | cm, the longest called Tachi and were used by |
| of a single cut. It is made with special processes that | | | | cavalry. The short versions are the wakizashi and |
| includes heating, hammer-forging and hardening. The | | | | Kodachi, which would be equivalent to our daggers. |
| katana is very hard and his extremely sharp edge. | | | | Normally be equipped with a Samurai Katana to battle |
| Making of Katanas are considered as an art, and as all | | | | face to face and a short Wakizashi to kill by surprise |
| good arts, it is signed with the autograph of the | | | | as you have seen in many films. The photo is of a |
| author. | | | | Katana blade forged 900 years ago by Sanjo |
| The sword was modified to meet the needs of the | | | | Munechika, is arguably one of the oldest Katanas are |
| samurai who wore can be wider or narrow, short or | | | | kept and can see in the National Museum. |
| longer, with more or less curvature etc. These | | | | Katanas vs Wakizashi |
| amendments will enhance the splendor of the | | | | The wakizashi is a sword is similar to the katana , but |
| weapon and marked the beginning of the golden age | | | | it has several differences .Both of these swords |
| of Japanese sword. | | | | were carried by the ancient Japanese samurai a in |
| The sword was considered the soul of the samurai | | | | the battle field. The wakizashi is generally considered |
| and became the symbol of the warrior class leader at | | | | the weaker sword, it is much more smaller than the |
| the time, so many were richly decorated and are | | | | katana, it is made with lesser caution, though ideally a |
| considered true works of art. | | | | person's physical factors ,can affect how strong this |
| Many people today own Japanese swords, just to | | | | sword is, an person who is tall can hold a katana |
| get a sense of calm and cool because of its serene | | | | much better than a wakizashi. A guy who is short |
| beauty. | | | | can hold a wakizashi, better than a katana. The |
| The Katanas are a type of Japanese swords, but the | | | | katana has a back edge and has strips in its front, |
| term has become widespread and is used today for | | | | the wakizashi though has pointed front and both of |
| any type of Japanese sword. Are considered the | | | | it's sides are sharp. Much like a dagger. Both of these |
| best swords from a "technical" that there are curved | | | | are carried along side each other, so that they can |
| and there are many types and sizes. | | | | be used in different situations. |
| Strictly speaking the katana should have about 70 | | | | |