When outfitted specifically for battle, the blade would have a simpler and a more practical tsuba that is also accompanied by a battle wrapped tsuka. When these swords were kept for display or are carried around during a parade, the owner could brandish the weapons ornate tsuba with a variety of matching accessories of that particular theme.

Throughout generations of a samurai family, the samurai katana was often passed down to the next heir of the weapon so with that, each of the katana blades were specifically outfitted with various fittings. The Decorative and Battle Ready KatanaĬompared to the much larger European-styled blades, the Japanese katana can easily be identified by its curved and single-edged blade. Origins of the Japanese nihonto date all the way back to the straight-bladed weapons that have appeared during the ancient times, and from these straight-bladed swords, the tachi eventually appeared and were considered as the very first nihonto to feature an arched blade. The term in Japanese to describe the katana sword was commonly utilized to classify one of the most popular and deadliest curved swords of the samurai warrior it is also considered as the finest edged weapon in the world of military history due to its effectiveness on the battlefield.

Hand forged battle ready katana