EXAMINE THIS REPORT ON KATANA SWORD

Daishō type handachi sword mounting. 16th–17th century, Azuchi–Momoyama or Edo time period. From the late Muromachi interval (Sengoku interval) towards the early Edo time period, samurai have been in some cases equipped having a katana blade pointing downwards like a tachi. in the Muromachi period (which spaned 1337 to 1573) the swordsmiths