Ninjitsu14's Katana

[Ninjitsu14]

Name:Ninjitsu14's Katana
Description:The very katana Ninjitsu14 uses to slay enemies of God!
Cost:575

[Locket]

What's a katana?

[Ninjitsu14]

An ancient japanese sword used by ninja's in the 12-16th centuries(or when ninja's were around)

[LibertyChic]

Acknowledged. A picture would be helpful. :)

[Ninjitsu14]

I don't have a picture,but it's a sword with a thick handle,and it's long and slender,and it's kinda curved......that's the best description I can give.......hold on,I'm gonna run a search on it.....

[Ninjitsu14]

http://www.replicaweaponry.com/prkajasw.html

that's the best one I can find.......except mine has a blue handle,and a little Black jewel at the end of a rope tied to the handle.

[Ninjitsu14]

helloooooooooo?Anyone home?

[Ninjitsu14]

Yoo Hoo!I put up a picture!

[revelations12_12]

http://www.getswords.com/images/pc_prac_katana.jpg (http://www.getswords.com/images/pc_prac_katana_l.jpg)






traditionally used by the Japanese samurai (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/samurai) Samurai (侍 or sometimes 士) is a common term for a warrior in pre-industrial Japan.

A more appropriate term is bushi (武士) (lit. "warrior or armsman") which came into use during the Edo period. However, the term "samurai" now usually refers to warrior nobility, not, for example, ashigaru or conscripted infantry. A samurai with no attachment to a clan or daimyō was called a ronin (lit. "wave-man"). Rōnin are also samurai who have forsaken their honor or those who fail to commit seppuku, which means belly-splitting, in order to reclaim their clan or family's honor. Samurai in the service of the han are called hanshi.
..... Click the link for more information. . The weapon was typically worn by members of the buke warrior class paired with the wakizashi (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/wakizashi) A wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差) is a traditional Japanese sword with a shoto blade between 12 and 24 inches (between 30 and 60 cm, with an avarage of 50 cm), similar to but shorter than a katana, together with which it was often worn. When worn together the pair of swords were called daisho, which translates literally as "large and small"; "dai" or large for katana, and "sho" for wakizashi.
..... Click the link for more information. , or short sword. The two weapons together were called the daisho (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/daisho) The daishō (大小, lit. "big and small") are the traditional arms of the samurai, composed of katana and wakizashi. The etymology of this word becomes apparent when the terms used are daito (meaning big sword) and shoto (meaning small sword); daito + shoto = daisho.



Daisho is also the name of a well-known Japanese restaurant.




..... Click the link for more information. , and represented the social power and personal honor of the samurai (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/samurai) Samurai (侍 or sometimes 士) is a common term for a warrior in pre-industrial Japan.

A more appropriate term is bushi (武士) (lit. "warrior or armsman") which came into use during the Edo period. However, the term "samurai" now usually refers to warrior nobility, not, for example, ashigaru or conscripted infantry. A samurai with no attachment to a clan or daimyō was called a ronin (lit. "wave-man"). Rōnin are also samurai who have forsaken their honor or those who fail to commit seppuku, which means belly-splitting, in order to reclaim their clan or family's honor. Samurai in the service of the han are called hanshi.
..... Click the link for more information. (buke retainers to the daimyo (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/daimyo) The daimyō (大名) were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 12th century to the 19th century in Japan. After the Meiji restoration in 1869 the daimyō merged with the kuge to form a single aristocratic group, the kazoku. The term daimyō literally means "great name".

Similar to the feudal system in Europe, they held dynastic control over territories that had varying degrees of autonomy; lesser territorial lords were pledged to support greater ones. A warrior-caste of samurai soldiers likewise gave their personal loyalty to the support of lords from these families.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The scabbard (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/scabbard) A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword. Scabbards have been made of many materials over the millennia, including leather and wood. Most commonly, scabbards were either worn on a belt at the hip, or on an over the shoulder strap that held it diagonally across the back.

Wooden scabbards were usually covered in fabric or leather, and leather ones might be covered by metal for part of their length.
..... Click the link for more information. for a katana is referred to as a saya (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/saya) Saya can be either:

a sword sheath for a katana. See Scabbard.
a video game character. See Saya (video game character).
a Nigerian language. See Saya language.


..... Click the link for more information. , and the handguard piece, intricately designed as individual works of art especially in later years of the Edo period (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Edo%20period)

The Edo period is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1867. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa Shogunate which was also officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended in 1867 with the restoration of the Imperial rule by the 15th and last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The Edo period is also known to be the beginning of the early modern period of Japan.
..... Click the link for more information. , was called the tsuba (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/tsuba) The tsuba (鍔) is the round guard at the end of the grip of the Japanese katana, or tachi sword. Tsubas are usually finely decorated, and nowadays are collectors' items. In addition to being collectors items, they were often used as heirlooms, passed from one generation to the next. Japanese families with samurai roots often have their family crest crafted onto a tsuba. See also: katana, saya
..... Click the link for more information. .

[Zacharias]

Acknowledged

[LibertyChic]

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[Ninjitsu14]

But.....why?What about other people who have thier name in the title?

[Zacharias]

But.....why?What about other people who have thier name in the title?

This has nothing to do with having ones name in the title. If you have a problem I suggest you PM a nice message to LibertyChic. :)

[LibertyChic]

Freak is right...it had nothing to do with the name in the title. I tried reducing the picture you provided, and it was nearly indistinguishable. If someone can make a nice icon for this, it would be approved.