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Ok... I hear all the time that the "Short Straight Bladed Ninja Sword" is a myth and a Hollywoodism... and that they didnt exist
But in "Ninjutsu: History and Tradition" by Dr Hatsumi, he states the Ninja's sword was a shorter, straight bladed version of the samurai's sword...
Also in Mr. Adams book "Ninja: The Invisible Assassins" there are pictures from a Ninja Museum in japan, and the weapons and armor in there, and there are clearly short, straight bladed swords in there.
Also in some of my Sword books such as "Craft of the Japanese Sword" and "Swords and Hilt Weapons" they reference a "KoKuto" (or somthing similar, I think, Im at work, cant check now) which is a striaght bladed Japanese sword...
DID the ninja have Short, Straight Swords, or not?
But in "Ninjutsu: History and Tradition" by Dr Hatsumi, he states the Ninja's sword was a shorter, straight bladed version of the samurai's sword...
Also in Mr. Adams book "Ninja: The Invisible Assassins" there are pictures from a Ninja Museum in japan, and the weapons and armor in there, and there are clearly short, straight bladed swords in there.
Also in some of my Sword books such as "Craft of the Japanese Sword" and "Swords and Hilt Weapons" they reference a "KoKuto" (or somthing similar, I think, Im at work, cant check now) which is a striaght bladed Japanese sword...
DID the ninja have Short, Straight Swords, or not?