DD666@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoThe Folding of Japanese Swords: Turning "Crap Materials" into Masterpieceslemmy.worldimagemessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up1872arrow-down121
arrow-up1851arrow-down1imageThe Folding of Japanese Swords: Turning "Crap Materials" into Masterpieceslemmy.worldDD666@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square172fedilink
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoThe Japanese used katanas as their daily carry weapon of choice. In fact, samurai would carry two swords with them! However they had a very low crime rate. Ironic.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-211 months agoBut not on the battlefield, they’d use naginata or something like it for that.
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minus-squareNotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoFor many it was very much ceremonial and status symbol to carry them though and the wakisashi was more or less never used at all.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoCrime is bound to be low when the consequence is death, and shame to your entire family for the rest of their lives.
The Japanese used katanas as their daily carry weapon of choice. In fact, samurai would carry two swords with them!
However they had a very low crime rate. Ironic.
But not on the battlefield, they’d use naginata or something like it for that.
Another naginata
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For many it was very much ceremonial and status symbol to carry them though and the wakisashi was more or less never used at all.
Crime is bound to be low when the consequence is death, and shame to your entire family for the rest of their lives.