DD666@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe Folding of Japanese Swords: Turning "Crap Materials" into Masterpieceslemmy.worldimagemessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1769arrow-down116
arrow-up1753arrow-down1imageThe Folding of Japanese Swords: Turning "Crap Materials" into Masterpieceslemmy.worldDD666@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoSwords look cooler. Almost no one used a sword on the battle field throughout history. Everyone used pole arms of some sort. But swords seem cool, so get much more attention.
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year 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-squareNotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 year agoBut not on the battlefield, they’d use naginata or something like it for that.
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minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoCrime is bound to be low when the consequence is death, and shame to your entire family for the rest of their lives.
Swords look cooler. Almost no one used a sword on the battle field throughout history. Everyone used pole arms of some sort. But swords seem cool, so get much more attention.
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.
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.
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.