NOVA - Secrets of the Samurai Sword

It has been said that the samurai's sword was his soul. Perhaps this deep attachment had something to do with the perfect melding of form and function found in the katana, as the famous curved sword is known in Japan. Invented a millennium ago, the katana remains a marvel of aesthetic beauty and skillful engineering.

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[branch42]

google Walley Hayes, certified by the Japanese. BTW the blades are not magic, they are well forged med-hi carbon, differentially heat treated, blades. Similar European blades will cut mat rolls and bamboo as well. legendary cutting after a certain level of quality is more a testament to to the practitioners worldwide.

[TheBardicDruid]

@choopdewoot They don't have websites, if your looking to obtain a nihontō your going to have to go to Japan and see if you can find a someone willing to sell one.

[zuzuku101]

Thanks for the UPS .. Thumbs up 4 you

[exotime]

awesome find ! thanks for posting this!

[choopdewoot]

trying to find a website with contact info from a real japanese swordsmith a website would be nice