Chokutō
There are versions where the other edge was double but this does not cover the entire blade though.
Chokutō. The chokutō 直刀 straight sword is a straight one edged japanese sword that was produced prior to the 10th century. Ancient chokuto was straight and has a single edge. The chokutō is a straight single edged sword that was produced by japanese swordsmiths prior to the 10th century. The chokutō 直刀 straight sword is a straight single edged japanese sword that was produced prior to the 9th century.
Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and was worn hung from the waist. Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and were worn hung from the waist. The original design for chokuto sword was from ancient china. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient china.
Many of the clans most powerful nemuranai weapons that were wielded by their founding kami had this shape as did the blades used by the yobanjin of the. Chokutō were straight one edged rokugani swords. Tachi 太刀 are heian and post heian swords which contrary to the chokutō developed an outer curvature away from the cutting edge. Ancient chokutō were strictly worn hanging with their cutting edge facing down.
It had a black scabbard and matching hilt and was a larger size than a normal chokutō. Hung from a belt rather than tucked into a sash a chokutō was roughly three feet long. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient china. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient china.
Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and were worn hung from the waist. Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and were worn hung from the waist. It featured characteristics similar to ancient chinese swords including a short to moderate blade length decorative pommel and tsuba hand guard. Thus by the way they had to be drawn and their intrinsic design chokutō are functionally defined as hacking swords.
The chokutō 直刀 straight sword is a straight single edged japanese sword that was produced prior to the 9th century. The chokutō 直刀 straight sword is a straight one edged japanese sword that was produced prior to the 10th century. The japanese chokuto was used as early as before the heian periodfrom 794 to 1185.