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What were the swords of the samurai made from and what advantages did it have over European and Arabic swords?
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What are facts about samurai warriors?
Samurai believed their swords were there souls. Samurai named their swords.
Can samurai swords cut steel?
I Dont Know... do you?
What did the samurai warriors fight with?
Samurai's are known for their work with swords. There are three general ways of describing swords a short sword (less than 12 inches long) is called a Tanto, and Wakisashi is 12 to 24 inches long and a Katana is longer than 24 inches. Most samurai carried a Katana and a Wakisashi with them. Some samurai also used bow and arrows. Longbowed samurais were very useful.
Did any Americans become Samurai?
No, since in 1600 the tokugawa shogunate made it impossible move between social ranks. peasents could not become samurai, they couldn't even legally carry swords. To become a samurai after 1600 you had to be born into the samurai
What did samurai get for their service?
Samurai were loyal to a diamyo in return for land. After a battle, the surviving samurai were given land as a reward for their loyalty.
Where were the samurai swords made from?
Samurai swords are from Japan. The swords were made of hardened steel.
What are facts about samurai warriors?
Samurai believed their swords were there souls. Samurai named their swords.
What did samurai warriors fight with?
Samurai swords and Bow and arrow
What were samurai swords made of?
Steel
What are some products available from the Swords Swords website?
There are a lot of kinds of products which are available from the Swords Swords website. Some of the common products are Samurai Swords, Movie Swords, Medieval Swords Swords.
What are fact of Japan?
The Samurai swords were built of the strongest steel of any swords ever made.
Can samurai swords cut steel?
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What country was the samari sword made in?
Samurai swords are traditionally made in Japan.
Why is the samurai swords better than the eupurian swords?
Quite simply they aren't, it was just built for a differant purpose European swords are forged to be strong and sturdy, to cause blunt trauma and to stab and pierce heavy armour. The Japanese forged their swords to cut and slash, which would be useless against a 13th century and beyond knight.
Do ninjas use samurais?
If you mean samurai swords, then yes. If you mean actually hiring samurai, then no. Some ninja were former samurai however.
What were differences between a samurai and a knights?
In Japan women were equal to men, thus a women could become a samurai. In Europe Women weren't treated equal to men, thus they couldn't become knights. Samurai soldiers slept with their swords because they were scared of their wives, European soldiers didn't.
What type of swords do Samurai use?
Katana was the name for the sword.
