katana

A katana is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the tachi, it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. Since the Muromachi period, many old tachi were cut from the root and shortened, and the blade at the root was crushed and converted into a katana. The specific term for katana in Japan is uchigatana and the term katana (刀) often refers to single-edged swords from around the world.

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Nihonto; samurai sword; single-edged sword
Japanese sword, sword, daishō, 

firangi, Japanese sword, ninjatō, sakabato, sword, tsurugi, 

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  sakabato ⓘ
  type of katana sword

Frameless

Iron Fist katana-P5120167-gradient

Sword (AM 697116)

Iaijutsu-tengu

Katana-Type Swords

Iron Fist katana-P5120167-white

Katana, sword (AM 1934.316-2)

Sanjugo Naoki with his sword

Yoshimura1

Katana, sword (AM 1934.316-3)

Katana blade-IMG 4683-black

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		sakabato	katana	Wikidata
link	page		Tesauro Museus page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Iron Fist katana-P5120167-gradient		Commons
commons	image		Sword (AM 697116)		Commons
commons	image		Iaijutsu-tengu		Commons
commons	image		Katana-Type Swords		Commons
commons	image		Iron Fist katana-P5120167-white		Commons
commons	image		Katana, sword (AM 1934.316-2)		Commons
commons	image		Sanjugo Naoki with his sword		Commons
commons	image		Yoshimura1		Commons
commons	image		Katana, sword (AM 1934.316-3)		Commons
commons	image		Katana blade-IMG 4683-black		Commons