150 g with Saya Motohaba 32 mm Sakihaba 20 mm Motokasane 6 mm Tsuba Kasuga (138 g

It is resolutely classical in its shape and length

as well as hand-to-hand techniques (Jujutsu)

Horizontal width: 76 mm

but many more eventually used it throughout Japan’s history

Geometric Kamon Engraving Design:Maru ni Takeda Hishi (6) 150 g with Saya MotohabaGeometric Kamon Engraving Japan's first elite warriors, the samurai, originated from the mid and lower ranks of the Heian aristocracy. Their sense of belonging gradually shifted from Kyotos court to the bushidan, and the idea of a "warrior class" in its own right emerged. Yet, the lines between nobility and military were still somewhat blurred, since through marriages and births the four families of Fujiwara, Tachibana, Taira and Minamoto were not