What is a Tachi used for?

It was used on the battlefield before katana was, so it is considered to be older. The word Tachi translates as “the soul of bushi” (soul of samurai). When the katana began to be widely used the tachi sword became a court sword for ceremonies.

What is the difference between a katana and a Tachi?

The terms “Tachi” and “Katana” are also used for sword blades themselves. Therefore, in Japanese museum, tachi blades are displayed cutting edge down while katana blades are mounted cutting edge up. Usually, tachi blades have a deeper curvature than katana and the tang also curves in accord with the blade.

What is a Japanese Tachi?

A tachi (太刀) is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (nihonto) worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Tachi and katana generally differ in length, degree of curvature, and how they were worn when sheathed, the latter depending on the location of the mei, or signature, on the tang.

Who created the tachi?

Origins of the Tachi It’s believed that Japanese swordsmiths began forging the tachi during the country’s Koto period (900 to 1596).

Who made the tachi?

Tachi forged by Bishu Osafune Sukesada, 12th year of the Eishō era, a day in February (1515, Muromachi). Saya in aogai-nashiji lacquer, golden decorations. Mounting from 1907, latest polish in 1987. The tachi is a Japanese sword, which has a strongly curved blade and is longer than a katana.

What came before the tachi?

Katana (刀, “sword”): A sword with a curved blade longer than 60 cm (there is no upper length limit but generally they are shorter than 90 cm), worn with the edge upwards in the sash. It was developed from sasuga, a kind of tantō, around the 14th century, and became the mainstream replacing tachi from the 15th century.

How thick are katana blades?

katana (1 generation)