In the late 13^th century, the katana sword was first adopted as a Samurai blade. Since then, katana’s have become a symbol of Japanese Samurai tradition. This sword features a long 37-inches curved blade with a single cutting edge, which is faced outward. The Japanese katana swords are designed for fast, intimate battle; preferably, the wielder to unsheathe the sword and change to a deadly strike in one swift, fluid motion.

History of Katana

The katana sword was somewhat of a late innovation in the history of Samurai who live for thousands of years in Japan; other Japanese swords, like the rigidly straight Hokuto, slender or Tachi, had been used prior to the 10th century. Katanas were made in the year 1281, when Swordsmiths were forced to experiment, to produce weapons that were sharp enough to stab armor yet durable enough to reliably use throughout a battle. Their eventual solution was the katana blade.

Katana Sword Design

Traditional katana swords were well-known for the presence of a Hamon, a pictorial of wavelike effect present along the length of the blade. The Hamon was the byproduct of the fusion of rigid steel that runs lengthways the edge of the sword to the more elastic “spine” of the blunt edge. This blend was achieved by the tedious process of differential quenching, allowing well-crafted pieces to get a razor-sharped edge without becoming overly stiff.

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