Boken Natural Katana

Description

Natural Katana.

Training Samurai Sword.

Length: 102 cm.

Boken , or also bokuto, is a Japanese name for a wooden sword used in the training of fighting techniques. The shape often varies according to the specific school, but always resembles the basic shape of a katana. Oak wood is most often used for production. (Source Wikipedia)

Katana is a type of Japanese sword used since the 15th century. century. A katana has a curved blade, similar to a saber, with a single edge, a guard and a handle with an oval cross-section. The length used to be from two to three shaku (shaku = 30.3 cm). It was worn by the samurai tucked behind the belt with the blade facing up, traditionally together with the wakizashi short sword or a personal samurai dagger called a tanto.