41" Hand Forged Battle Ready Samurai Sword From Movie Last Samurai

The most famous samurai sword, the Katana, is curved and bladed only on one side - if you have seen The Last Samurai, you will know exactly what I'm talking about. The Katana was developed in the 10th century to enable Japanese calvery to carry out surprise attacks on their enemy and was worn hung from the belt with the cutting edge faced upwards. The craft of forging katana samurai swords peaked during 1190 - 1337 - many of the swords from this era we're assigned national treasures.