![A FINE KATANA IN SHIRASAYA, EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1688-1704 | Japanese Art Online | Japanese | Sotheby's A FINE KATANA IN SHIRASAYA, EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1688-1704 | Japanese Art Online | Japanese | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/25bd864/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1405x2000+0+0/resize/385x548!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fd8%2F9f%2Fc1dcb98a4750b5b0a02cbada465f%2Fl19222-bcnys-a-1.jpg)
A FINE KATANA IN SHIRASAYA, EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1688-1704 | Japanese Art Online | Japanese | Sotheby's
![Why is the katana (a two-handed sword) the same length as an arming sword (one-handed), and why the nodachi would be a better two-handed sword compared to the katana? : r/SWORDS Why is the katana (a two-handed sword) the same length as an arming sword (one-handed), and why the nodachi would be a better two-handed sword compared to the katana? : r/SWORDS](https://i.redd.it/5b72ldo4j6j81.png)
Why is the katana (a two-handed sword) the same length as an arming sword (one-handed), and why the nodachi would be a better two-handed sword compared to the katana? : r/SWORDS
![I'm writing a book, and while researching Katanas I read that they are actually weapons with several flaws and not the most effective weapon as they are usually portrayed. How could their I'm writing a book, and while researching Katanas I read that they are actually weapons with several flaws and not the most effective weapon as they are usually portrayed. How could their](https://i.redd.it/zciultlqa3ea1.jpg)
I'm writing a book, and while researching Katanas I read that they are actually weapons with several flaws and not the most effective weapon as they are usually portrayed. How could their
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