DD666@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThe Folding of Japanese Swords: Turning "Crap Materials" into Masterpieceslemmy.worldimagemessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up1877arrow-down121
arrow-up1856arrow-down1imageThe Folding of Japanese Swords: Turning "Crap Materials" into Masterpieceslemmy.worldDD666@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square175linkfedilink
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoThe Japanese used katanas as their daily carry weapon of choice. In fact, samurai would carry two swords with them! However they had a very low crime rate. Ironic.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-22 years agoBut not on the battlefield, they’d use naginata or something like it for that.
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minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoCrime is bound to be low when the consequence is death, and shame to your entire family for the rest of their lives.
minus-squareNotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoFor many it was very much ceremonial and status symbol to carry them though and the wakisashi was more or less never used at all.
The Japanese used katanas as their daily carry weapon of choice. In fact, samurai would carry two swords with them!
However they had a very low crime rate. Ironic.
But not on the battlefield, they’d use naginata or something like it for that.
Another naginata
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Crime is bound to be low when the consequence is death, and shame to your entire family for the rest of their lives.
For many it was very much ceremonial and status symbol to carry them though and the wakisashi was more or less never used at all.