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Old 11-13-2002, 08:24 PM   #3
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Originally posted by wsjb78
Hmmm, I thought Katanas were used by Samurai and Ninja have straight Katanas (not the curved ones, don't know the real word for that).
as i recall, the ninja used katanas (straight bladed long sword)

the samurai used daito (long sword), shoto (short sword), tanto (knife), and wakasashi (short sword for use while mounted) all of which have curved blades

had an iaido fixation for a number of years
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