Original Edo Period WWII Reissued Japanese Katana Sword with Plaited Rope Grip and Leather Covered Scabbard Category_Fusee Spring & Cover Each is remarkably different in

Each is remarkably different in appearance (despite sharing a numerical designation)

Work on the weapon commenced in 1943

This is a real find

The external Frizzen Spring is absent

There were a multitude of different designs out there

Original Edo Period WWII Reissued Japanese Katana Sword with Plaited Rope Grip and Leather Covered Scabbard Category_Fusee Spring & Cover Each is remarkably different inOriginal Item: Only One Available. A katana ( or or ) is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the tachi, it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. The official term for katana in Japan is uchigatana () and the term katana () often refers to single edged swords from around the world. The katana