A Look Into History: The Katana

While American usually refer to any type of Japanese or "Samurai Sword" as a Katana it usually refers only to a certain type of sword from Japan. Modern katanas in Japan are only slightly curved and usually no longer than 73cm and no shorter than 60cm. It replaced the longer and curvier Tachi as the Samurai's favorite sword. Samurai would usually carry a Katana and the smaller Wakizashi. Like how