A “hishizukuri-uchigatana” sword with a 46-cm blade ... it is believed to be the prototype of “katana” swords worn by samurai warriors at the waist during the Edo Period.

It has taken 15 men nearly six months to create this single katana sword. Though fit for a samurai warrior, this sword will likely sell to art collectors for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Katanas are most often associated with samurai ... previously been the Japanese's sword of choice. The oldest surviving katana in existence -- the Hishizukuri uchigatana -- dates back to the ...

It has been said that the samurai's sword was his soul. Perhaps this deep attachment had something to do with the perfect melding of form and function found in the katana, as the famous curved ...