Katana Swords

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The katana is the most recognisable sword ever made. A single curved edge, a long two-handed grip, a wooden scabbard worn edge-up through the belt: a silhouette so distinctive that it reads as "samurai" instantly, in any culture, to anyone. What most people do not realise is how much variety sits inside that silhouette. A hand-forged katana built to cut is a very different object from a display piece built to hang on a wall, and both are different again from a fandom katana designed to match a specific character's blade. They suit different buyers, different budgets and different purposes. This page covers the full katana and samurai sword range at The Sword Stall: every blade type and every build quality. All UK stock, held in our warehouse in Bacup, Lancashire. Shop by type: Hand-forged katana · Display katana · Mini katana · Katana sets · Wakizashi · Tanto Katana or samurai sword: is there a difference? The two terms get used interchangeably, and for shopping purposes they mean the same thing. Technically, "samurai sword" is the broader category. It covers every blade the samurai carried, including the wakizashi, the tanto and the older tachi. "Katana" refers specifically to the long curved primary sword. If you are searching for a samurai sword and you picture the long curved blade worn edge-up, you are picturing a katana. That is what most of this collection is. The four kinds of katana we stock Hand-forged katana The real thing, in the sense that matters to most collectors: a blade forged from high-carbon steel, differentially hardened, sharpened, and built to the proportions and weight of a functional sword. These are the pieces that feel correct in the hand. The balance point sits where it should, the weight is where it should be, and the blade has a genuine hamon rather than an etched line imitating one. Browse the hand-forged katana collection . Display katana Ornamental pieces built for a wall or a stand rather than for cutting. Blunt, lighter than a func