samurai swords
Feudal warrior weapons
Samurai swords are the traditional bladed weapons carried by Japanese warriors, especially the curved, single-edged katana.
The term covers several sword types of different lengths worn together.
In contemporary use, samurai swords often means any Japanese-style sword, authentic or decorative: He collects samurai swords.
- wakizashiJapanese auxiliary blade
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- warrior codeFighter's ethical principles
- kenjutsuJapanese martial blade art
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- sword exhibitsceremonial swords, dueling swords
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes
- Japanese culturekabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony, geisha
- weaponsknife, gun, swords, rifle, pistol
- swordssabres, longsword, rapier, saber, sabre
- sword museumrapiers, broadswords, scimitars, sabers, cutlasses
weapon type/design philosophy
samurai swordsbroadswords
Wide cutting weapons
longswords · claymores · scimitars · rapiers · gladius
technological era
samurai swordsfirearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
guns · assault rifles · machine guns · pistols · muskets