Imperial Samurai Sword Antique Silver features a 24 ˝
inch 420 J2 stainless steel blade. The cast metal handle has an ABS grip
and black braided cord wrap. The overall length of Imperial Samurai
Sword Antique Silver is 37.75 inches. The Samurai sword comes complete
with an aluminum scabbard with antique silver plated cast metal parts
and black cord wrap.
Japanese samurai warriors were ranked at the top of
the Japanese social hierarchy for hundreds of years until the 19th
century. Shogun were the most powerful samurai who ruled Japan at the
time. The samurai warrior of feudal Japan was a respected warrior class
that enforced and implemented the rules of the emperor. They were a
military aristocracy who worshipped the Buddha and the Emperor. The
samurai sword was their constant companion and a symbol of prestige and
pride.
The samurai sword is said to be one of three sacred
treasures of Japan. The Sacred Mirror and the Comma Shaped Beads are the
other two. As early as 3 B.C., the Samurai Sword was used as an offering
to the Gods. It is said to possess the three critical holy elements of
purity, rarity, and value. The sword would later become the symbol of
the Samurai Code or the Code of the Warrior.
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