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Posted By: Sammygirl
What Cam said.
The term "Samurai sword" just means the type of sword that is commonly used by the samurai class of Japan.
Now there is besides the katana, a second short sword called the wakizashi that was always carried by a samurai. But this is much shorter(12-24 inches) and was always considered a secondary weapon to the katana. The katana is most definitely the main sword and when anybody says "Samurai sword" that is the sword they refer to. | ” |
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Maybe they were thinking of a Tachi?