It is straight bladed and has a square guard. It was mainly used by the ninja. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  The first steel Ninjato were low quality wall hangers from the late 1970s. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Nagamaki sword is a sword with a long handle.

The ninjato sword was mainly used for slashing though it might have been used for thrusting and stabbing as well. Ninjato Vs Katana.

Curved blades are better for slicing as opposed to straight edges which are better at thrusting. It was held with both hands in a fixed position in a similar way to that of katana. Nos partenaires et nous-mêmes stockerons et/ou utiliserons des informations concernant votre appareil, par l’intermédiaire de cookies et de technologies similaires, afin d’afficher des annonces et des contenus personnalisés, de mesurer les audiences et les contenus, d’obtenir des informations sur les audiences et à des fins de développement de produit. Royal Air Force Ladies Sword - Pooley Sword, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. The ninjato’s blade was only single-edge, and the katana was double-edged.

It was much smaller than the Katana, was often straight or with a slight curve and was not built for quality, because, to the Ninja, the sword was expendable.

The length of the blade varies from 2-4 foot and handle has a length of about 2-3 foot. Ninjato vs Nagamaki. The blade is single edged. Source(s): https://shrinke.im/a8dbJ. Sep 22, 2016 #1. It was made more like a katana handle. It was used by the ninja to climb a wall by driving the sword in the ground and stepping on the guard. The Ninjato was the sword of the Ninja. Découvrez comment nous utilisons vos informations dans notre Politique relative à la vie privée et notre Politique relative aux cookies. Just wanted to spark a discussion concerning the Ninjato and see what other people's thoughts were. It was sharpened along the back edge to reduce its weight. The katana is a long curved blade, made of tamahogony in japan. Unlike the ninjato the hands did not change the position when handling the weapon and the right hand was always close to the handle. While Malcolm is right about the straight bladed sword, there was a sword that was similar to the katana referred to as shinobigatana.

The thoery being that the shorter blade would reduce draw time, and then allow the assassin to attack before the samuri could counter.

One's shorter than the other. Size matters. 5 years ago. The first “battle ready” carbon steel Ninjato were made during the mid to late 1990s. The word nagamaki means long wrapping and the handle of the sword was wrapped with cords in criss cross manner. This sword is characterized by a shorter blade and a longer tsuka (hilt), but otherwise appeared, in saya, like a normal katana (decorative tsuba and all). This sword was mainly suitable for indoor use because it does not require much space for swinging. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Joined: Sep 1, 2016 Messages: 81 Likes Received: 32 Trophy Points: 58 Location: Rochester, NY. Sabers generally have some sort of handguard, but I've never seen two lasers protruding out the side on a saber before. It is shorter than the katana sword. The blade of the ninjato sword was not made up of very high quality material. The design of the ninjato sword is similar to that of a tanto sword. The nagamaki sword was held in a very specific manner. Justin Chang Orange Belt. There is no reliable history of ninjato. There is no advantage in manoeuvrability, not really. Samurai did not use short swords and it was easy for the ninjas to use these swords for climbing to the higher places easily. Those were provided so that if the new light saber was actually used in proper manner as a sword, you would be able to lop your own wrists off. The Katana is a real sword while the earliest “Ninjato” were aluminum alloy blades for cheap Ninja movies made during the mid 1950s. The blade of the ninjato sword was not made up of very high quality material. Ninjato is a fictional sword that is similar to the katana. Pour autoriser Verizon Media et nos partenaires à traiter vos données personnelles, sélectionnez 'J'accepte' ou 'Gérer les paramètres' pour obtenir plus d’informations et pour gérer vos choix. ). Therefore more designs of this kind of sword are made on speculation. Change ). The blade of the ninjato is straight as opposed to the curved blade of the katana. Being shorter has a disadvantage of range but couldn't it also be an advantage for manuveability? Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. June 23, 2017. The nagamaki was mainly designed for large sweeping and slicing strokes. It is shorter than the katana sword. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix à tout moment dans vos paramètres de vie privée. It is more suitable for slashing action. It is straight bladed and has a square guard. The name nagamaki also originated from the traditional handle wrapping. Yahoo fait partie de Verizon Media. Katana VS. Ninjato Discussion in 'Ninjutsu' started by Justin Chang, Sep 22, 2016. Ninjato is a fictional sword that is similar to the katana. Anonymous. So...since we are discussing fantasy, I think we must bring the light saber into the discussion.

Nagamaki got its name from the fact that their handles were simply wound with the cloth band and more elaborate woven patterns were not used which was common with the other Japanese swords. In truth, the ninja sword is vastly different from the katana because of the reasons on why they were made. The shorter sword with a long scabbard helped it to be drawn quickly from the scabbard. It can be used to hold small weapons in the hilt. Nagamaki sword is a sword with a long handle.

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( Log Out /  It is roughly half way between a sword and a pole arm. Also what types of advantages/disadvantages do you thinkthe straight VS. curved blade allows?