Katana-makers use two types of tamahagane: high-carbon, which is very hard and allows for a razor-sharp edge, and low-carbon, which is very tough and allows for shock absorption. A sword composed ...

The Wallace Sword is a very large, two handed sword of a type that was not used until the ... reveals that it may be made up from pieces of different swords fitted together. Part of this could ...

It has been said that the samurai's sword was his soul ... the katana's two different types of steel gave it optimum qualities for both, making it a highly versatile weapon in battle.