What Was the Original prototype for katana Swords?
The earliest prototype for katana lineage traces back to the 7th-century warabitetō, which featured a 3-5 degree arc at the tang, marking the first documented transition away from the rigid 0-degree geometry of imported continental blades. Metallurgical analysis of 12 surviving excavated blades from the 8th century confirms a carbon content variance of 0.3% to […]
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