List of Equipment a Samurai Carries

A samurai as a tradition and as the war form has evolved over the period of time. Same has been the case with the equipment he carries and wears also changed over the centuries. Samurai was an elite unit which was designed in the form that they stand out to be the best in any form of warfare. A bunch of Samurai holds the power to hold the group of armies. 

This skill and warfare requires a proper protection and good quality weapons and protection. The samurai is known for the swift movement and very less response time art and as such all the equipment that they carry will help them on that.

History of Samurai Equipment Growth

Many countries have tried to invade Japan in the history. During their early battles Japanese found the army of the enemy were wearing a protective clothing made of leather and as such their blades were incapable to insert and kill the enemy. This evolved the Japanese sword making and Katana forging method was changed. The Katana was forged with high carbon strength over period of time. To again make close combat less harmful for the samurai specially designed metal clothing were wore at crucial body part like shoulders, hand and chest which can cause a problem if hit. This doesn't caused a movement problem for the samurai. Apart from Katana other swords like Wazikashi and daggers like Tanto are carried out by the samurai.

In case you are a samurai fan and practitioner then you should have all the equipment's made out using the traditional technique. You can buy these from online store such as Katanasale.com which has this wide list of all samurai swords along with the best prices in the category available in the market.