Historical Swords, in the Medieval and the Renaissance fairs, were a connotation of honor, bravery, and prestige. The Medieval times, accordingly, sought for the royalty, knights, and the men-at-arms to promulgate their chivalry through battle-ready swords hand-forged and fully functional blades with high-carbon steel. These were inclusive of Arming swords, Longswords, Shorts swords, and Broadswords, […]
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Making a sword is a demanding job which requires both artistic and crafting skills. In addition to the skills required in developing sword, the information in metallurgy to make it durable is a must. It should feel great when being used but that’s hardly an objective measure. Various types of swords from straight blade katana […]
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The imitating and shaping of the straight blade katana is a subtle process that significantly contributes to the functionality of the weapon. The Japanese sword passes through a number of hands before it is considered battle-ready. Polishing the Katana Blade Once the forging process is done, the swordsmith polishes the blade to complete the job. […]
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Sakabato, a reverse blade katana, is a fictional Japanese sword. a normal katana has its outward curved side sharpened and the inwardly curved side is blunt. But this reverse blade katana has its cutting edge on the inward curve. These reverse blade katana are being produced for people like enthusiasts & collectors, to purchase. But […]
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Being eminent parts in the history, the Japanese and European feudal times have many similarities yet retain their distinct characteristics. ‘The one who serves’ and an ‘honorary titled knighthood warrior for the service of a country’; the great medieval fighters thought to be strikingly similar contain certain distinguishing traits. One gets to know these differences […]
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The art of traditional katana fighting is very detailed and complicated. Accurate movements, subtle hand placements, and speed are all important components of Japanese sword fighting technique. Mastering these techniques can take countless days but will definitely worth your exhaustive effort. Similar to any other task, it requires complete attention to detail. Below we have […]
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The rapier and katana are regarded as the ideal cutting and thrusting blades. So a worthwhile question to consider is that in a duel between a Samurai with a katana and a Swordsman with a rapier, who will most likely win. Below is the comparison between the characteristics of two highly regarded swords. Reach The […]
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Hitokiri Battousai was the four deadliest samurai assassins in the 18th century in Japan. This was during the violent era called the Bakumatsu. The anime Rurouni Kenshin is an inspiration from the life of one of these Hitokiri Battousai whose name was Kawakami Gensai. In the anime, Battousai disappeared after the end of the Bakumatsu […]
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