Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
I'm not sure, but I thought Japanese swords were far superior to the western equivalents. I know that better European armour has been mentioned here but the Japanese have to have the edge with their blades. Is this correct or am I just drunk?
You are 100% correct. Japanese swords made Euorpean swords look like wooden sticks. I've seen demoonstrations where a Jap. sword broke a European sword when they met being swung at each other. There is no comparison. Euopean swords were far inferior.
The Japanese perfected the art of folding layers of steel literally thousands of times until a blade was strong as it can get. A real Samarai sword took years to make and was virtually unbreakable and could cut through almost anything.
You can find information on these here:
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi57.htm
http://japanesesamuraiswords.com/
http://samuraiswords.gungfu.com/