Uchigatana
Sign in to saveAn is a type of Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The uchigatana was the descendant of the tachi. The official term for katana in Japan is uchigatana and the term katana often refers to single-edged swords from around the world.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Uchigatana, and connects out to rapier, bolo and khanjali.
Vinony files it under Japanese swords, Japanese sword types and Samurai swords.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- Katana-bois-p1000654.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Uchigatana full exterior (upper section)
- Weapon.origin
- Japan
- Weapon.type
- Sword
- Weapon.is_bladed
- yes
- Weapon.production_date
- Kamakura Period (1185–1333) to present
- Weapon.part_length
- 60+ cm
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Japanese sword
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Image
- Katana-bois-p1000654.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nihonto
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bolo
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khanjali
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suburitō
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Japanese sword mountings
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Europe
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ancient history
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samurai
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ninja
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early modern period
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katana
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Heian period
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ronin
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saber
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chainmail
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