• Kodachi (小太刀) Nagamaki (長巻) Ninjato (忍者刀) Ōdachi/Nodachi (大太刀/野太刀) Sasuga (刺刀) Shinai (竹刀) Shinken (真剣) Shikomizue (仕込み杖) Tachi (太刀; たち) Tantō (短刀; たんとう)...
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    blade narrowed and the curvature shallowed. Katana originate from sasuga (刺刀), a kind of tantō used by lower-ranking samurai who fought on foot in the...
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    (modern or contemporary swords 1876–present) Katana originates from sasuga (刺刀), a kind of tantō (short sword or knife) used by lower-ranking samurai who...
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    (1336–1392), long weapons such as ōdachi were popular, and along with this, sasuga (刺刀), a kind of tantō (short sword or knife) used by lower-ranking samurai lengthened...
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