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The point of a samurai sword is called a Kissaki. This is the hardest part of the sword to polish and forge and to hand create a quality one would require an extremely skillful artisan. The value of a sword is determined largely by the quality of the point. Samurai swords practice and safety Samurai would use wooden swords (Bokken) for practice for safety reasons aswell as for preserving their real swords from unneccesary damage. The samurai would give names to their samurai swords as they believe in the sword lived their warrior spirit. Types of samurai swords There are three main types of samurai sword. 1: Katana: The longest type of sword, over 24inches, generally used for outdoor combat. 2: Wakizashi: Around a third shorter than the Katana at between 12 and 24 inches, this was worn in indoor establishments by samurai for its obvious better manouverability indoors. 3: Tanto: A small knife used in much the same manner as a Wakizashi. Making samurai swords As part of the samurai sword making process a sword tester took the new blade and cut through the bodies of corpses or condemned criminals. They started by cutting through the small bones of the body and moved up to the large bones. Test results were often recorded on the nakago (the metal piece attaching the sword blade to the handle). Shogun is the name of the most powerful samurai, and they would wear two samurai swords. A Katana and a Wakizashi. They had a license to dismember anybody who offended them. Early samurai would fight on horseback, and they're weaponry in addition to samurai swords was bows and arrows and of course armor. |
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