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<div>[[image:katana.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A katana dating to the 16th or 17th century]]<br />
A '''katana''' (刀) is a two handed [[Japan|Japanese]] saber with a single edge. Although the term is generally applied to any Japanese sword, this is incorrect. For example, the ''tachi'' (太刀) sword was longer and more curved than a katana. The ''katana'' replaced the ''tachi'' as the weapon of choice, as it could be worn blade-up, thus enabling the wearer to draw and cut in one move.<br />
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A [[samurai]] warrior would usually carry a ''katana'' (or other long sword ''daito'') into battle, along with a short sword (either a ''wakizashi'' (脇差) meaning "side arm" or a ''tantō'' (短刀) meaning "short sword"). Worn together, the pair of swords are called ''daishō'', which literally means "large and small". <br />
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The blades are classified according to their length. A ''daito'' (long sword), for example a ''katana'' or ''tachi'', would be over two ''shaku'' (where one ''shaku'' is equal to approximately 12 inches or 30 centimetres) in length. A ''shoto'' or ''wakizashi'' would be between one and two shaku long. A tantō blade would normally be less than one shaku in length. The length of a sword blade is measured from the pointed tip of the blade, to the notch just in front of the handle or grip.<br />
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The katana was considered to be a spiritual object for a samurai, who often named their swords, and it was rumoured their soul was in that blade. After the beginning of the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]], only samurai were permitted to carry these swords.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://swordforum.com/forge/js-basicforging.html Basic Japanese Sword Forging]<br />
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[[category:Japan]]<br />
[[category:Weapons]]</div>Batduckhttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Katana&diff=1042750Katana2013-03-25T22:35:36Z<p>Batduck: The Katana lack several characteristics required to be considered a longsword. I've changed the article to be more accurate.</p>
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<div>[[image:katana.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A katana dating to the 16th or 17th century]]<br />
A '''katana''' (刀) is a [[Japan|Japanese]] two handed saber with a single edge. Although the term is generally applied to any Japanese sword, this is incorrect. For example, the ''tachi'' (太刀) sword was longer and more curved than a katana. The ''katana'' replaced the ''tachi'' as the weapon of choice, as it could be worn blade-up, thus enabling the wearer to draw and cut in one move.<br />
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A [[samurai]] warrior would usually carry a ''katana'' (or other long sword ''daito'') into battle, along with a short sword (either a ''wakizashi'' (脇差) meaning "side arm" or a ''tantō'' (短刀) meaning "short sword"). Worn together, the pair of swords are called ''daishō'', which literally means "large and small". <br />
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The blades are classified according to their length. A ''daito'' (long sword), for example a ''katana'' or ''tachi'', would be over two ''shaku'' (where one ''shaku'' is equal to approximately 12 inches or 30 centimetres) in length. A ''shoto'' or ''wakizashi'' would be between one and two shaku long. A tantō blade would normally be less than one shaku in length. The length of a sword blade is measured from the pointed tip of the blade, to the notch just in front of the handle or grip.<br />
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The katana was considered to be a spiritual object for a samurai, who often named their swords, and it was rumoured their soul was in that blade. After the beginning of the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]], only samurai were permitted to carry these swords.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://swordforum.com/forge/js-basicforging.html Basic Japanese Sword Forging]<br />
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[[category:Japan]]<br />
[[category:Weapons]]</div>Batduck