1. 2010-12-13, 08:35 AM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #786
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    Default Re: Got a Real-World Weapon or Armor Question? Mk. VII

    Quote Originally Posted by Matthew View Post
    Interestingly, and along the same lines, the katana proper may have been a response to a rise in the frequency of foot combat during the sengokujidai period, with many longer and more curved tachi being cut down to serve as such. So, perhaps not a cavalry weapon exactly, but descended from a weapon that was more specialised for mounted combat.
    Actually as far as I know, difference between tachi and katana since ~1400 is in method of bearing it, and general mounting. And it would differentiate between mounted and foot use, usually.

    It seems that since around 987 general shape and qualities of blades remained relatively unchanged?
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