Description Uchigatana

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a japanese edo period wood block print of samurai wearing tachi, cutting edge of tachi worn pointing down opposed uchigatana or katana worn cutting edge up.


the blade length of uchigatana during 16th century said have been 60 cm no more 70 cm, stout sugata, steep saki-zori, , used 1 handed sword due thin kasane (thickness) , short tang (nakago) making relatively light.


as opposed tachi, uchigatana worn edge-up in belt, , being smaller tachi main difference between tachi , uchigatana. since uchigatana worn differently tachi, signature (mei) carved tang of uchigatana opposite tachi mei, making words still upright instead of upside down when 1 wears tachi in manner of uchigatana.


uchigatana became popular several reasons, uchigatana more convenient wear , did not in way of using polearm as tachi, frequency of battles fought on foot , need speed on battlefield, major reasons uchigatana being rapidly accepted , indicated battlefield combat had grown in intensity. since uchigatana shorter tachi, used in more confined quarters, such inside building. further, tactics of period dictating unseating mounted soldiers cutting off mounts legs, hence mounted combat seen inherently disadvantageous.








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