Katana

Katana (刀)
Katana (刀)
	Katana signed bi Masamune wi an inscription (城和泉守所持) in gowd inlay, Kamakura period, 14t century, blade length: 70.6 cm
Teep	Swuird
Place o oreegin	Japan
Production history
Produced	Muromachi period (1392–1573) tae present
Specifications
Bled lenth	approx. 60–73 cm (23 5⁄8–28 3⁄4 in)

Historically, katana (刀) wur ane o the tradeetionally made Japanese swuirds (日本刀, nihontō)^[2]^[3] that wur uised in feudal Japan, an aa commonly referred tae as a "samurai swuird".^[4]

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↑ "刀　金象嵌銘城和泉守所持　正宗磨上本阿" (in Japanese). National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 4 Julie 2014.
↑ Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani (2008). The Development of Controversies: From the Early Modern Period to Online Discussion Forums. Peter Lang. p. 150. ISBN 978-3-03911-711-6.
↑ Evans Lansing Smith; Nathan Robert Brown (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology. Alpha Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-59257-764-4.
↑ Kokan Nagayama, trans. Kenji Mishina (1997). The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords. Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd. ISBN 4-7700-2071-6.

[1] "刀　金象嵌銘城和泉守所持　正宗磨上本阿" (in Japanese). National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 4 Julie 2014.

[2] Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani (2008). The Development of Controversies: From the Early Modern Period to Online Discussion Forums. Peter Lang. p. 150. ISBN 978-3-03911-711-6.

[3] Evans Lansing Smith; Nathan Robert Brown (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology. Alpha Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-59257-764-4.

[Nagayama-4] Kokan Nagayama, trans. Kenji Mishina (1997). The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords. Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd. ISBN 4-7700-2071-6.

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