This was broken off from another thread, http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/sh...ption-of-Sword-fighting&p=1447275#post1447275:
As requested, here is the new thread. I suppose the greater question is this: What makes a katana a katana? And while we're at it, what is the actual etymology of 'katana?'
Domo arigato gozaimashita,
Oh boy. That perhaps would be better suited to a different thread in the Japanese Sword Art section... oh, and that's only one blade, just a few pictures of it. Feel free to start a new thread, let me know, and I'll jump over (I don't want to derail this one too much...).Actually, that's not strictly true either... there is, in the Imperial Collection, a unique tachi referred to as the Kogarasu Maru (Little Crow), attributed to the great swordsmith Amakuni. That blade features the last third of it's length with a double edge.
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Are these katana? So far as I know, a katana is distinct from a tachi and refers to a single edged curved saber. If my information is incorrect, I would appreciate accurate information. In any case there is no false edge on the one in the video.
Many thanks!
As requested, here is the new thread. I suppose the greater question is this: What makes a katana a katana? And while we're at it, what is the actual etymology of 'katana?'
Domo arigato gozaimashita,
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