Talk:Nikana/@comment-124.82.119.105-20140429085751/@comment-81.175.193.228-20140622115826

^To the guy ranting about the finess of katanas^

Katanas were fine weapons, but they were made by using an inferior iron compound at the time. It was bent and forged many times to counter this weakness, but it still left the sword more brittle than the more sturdy swords forged later in Europe.

The blade was sharp as hell and it required an professionals hand. Otherwise, the blade would simply brake from a simple foiled strike. The point is that Katana wasnt an miracle weapon as so, so, many people make it up to be. It was an elite weapon that required the skill and mastery brought from years of training, or it would break in half in an instant.