What is a medium sized samurai sword called?
I know there is a katana, and a wazakshi, but what is the one in between called?
A medium sized Samurai sword is a Katana.
The larger, battlefield blades were called Daito.
During the ‘Meiji Restoration’ period, the blades were made smaller due to the lack of consistant warfare and a daily need to carry a war sword.
Now, with your line of thought : you’re referring to a Nodachi (also called Shinobigatana).
It’s a smaller blade, with the same cutting edge and basic curvature as a Katana.
Traditional Nodachi have matching sized Saya (scabbard), whereas Shinobigatana would be sheathed into a traditional Katana/Daito sized Saya.
This method was utilized by Ninjutsu practitioners, it was intended for both utilitarian and kiyojutsu (exchanging of truth and falsehood) purposes.
Utilitarian purposes: the remaining length of sheath could hold scrolls, metsubishi (blinding powder), and other such implements.
Kiyojutsu purposes : because the shorter blade was housed in a standard sheath, it provided a much quicker draw upon combat instances. This draw would be unsuspected by a common Samurai (again, because of simple appearances) and the Ninja’s Iai draw would take his hand or forearm on the initial stroke due to both speedened Iai, and length of blade clearance.
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