A Japanese longsword (also known as a daitou) that was made by folding the steel hundreds of times and placing a hardened blade edge on the cutting side, which when cooled gave it a distinctive curved shape which was well suited to slashing attacks and fast drawing from the saya. They were considered weapons of honor and treated extremely well since the samurais life depended on the blade. It consisted of the blade, a tsuba or hand guard and a saya or scabbard and was usually kept in a set with a wakizashi that was known as a daisho
the Japanese long sword upwards of 2 ft in length; the blade is slightly curved and the sword can be used with either one or two hands In the feudal age, carrying a katana and a wakizashi (=short sword) together (this pair of swords was known as a daisho) was a privilege of the samurai caste
"Sword" A Japanese sword, with a curved, single-edged blade twenty-four to thirty-six inches long
"Sword " A Japanese sword, with a curved, single-edged blade twenty-four to thirty-six inches long
A long, two-handed, slightly curved sword that was considered the 'soul of the samurai' Often carried together with the wakizashi, the Katana was used as both shield and sword due to it's superior strength and cutting edge gained through its meticulous construction process