Samurai Sword Making - a Brief History - By: Janet Ashby, 2009-04-20

Samurai sword making has a long history although the facts are often unclear, being shrouded in many myths and legends. Samurai swords called chokuto were used before the eighth century and had single edge straight blades. During the eighth century curved blades were introduced that were easier to unsheath, initially being curved only at the tang and later developing into fully curved swords.

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