Category:Odachi

**ōdachi**
	Type of Japanese sword
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Instance of	weapon family;
Subclass of	Japanese sword;
Country of origin	Japan;
Length	90.9 cm;
Different from	nodachi;
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Odachi is a large two-handed traditionally made Japanese sword (nihonto) used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Odachi is the same type of sword as nodachi (field sword). A very long and heavy sword which was used from ancient times by very strong men. The limit of extra length of this kind of sword in comparison with the sword ordinarily used by the same man is 25 per cent, so that if one's ordinary sword was 90 cm (3 feet) long, the Odachi would be 115 cm (3 feet 9 inches). It is carried over the left shoulder with a narrow belt girdled from the left shoulder to the right side of the waist, so that the hilt will be over the left shoulder and the edge of the blade will be to the left.

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Koshirae (odachi) (7 F)

Media in category "Odachi"

The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.

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Hiyoshimaru meets Koroku on Yahagibashi, showing nodachi or odachi.jpg 781 × 725; 594 KB
Hiyoshimaru meets Koroku on Yahagibashi.jpg 1,537 × 765; 1.01 MB
Nodachi.jpg 1,000 × 750; 301 KB
Odachi-Masayoshi-at-Yahiko-Shrine.png 1,700 × 932; 801 KB
Samurai wearing a nodachi (field sword).png 650 × 793; 504 KB
Samurai with Odachi sword on horse.jpg 1,600 × 1,524; 2.87 MB
大太刀, 銘正(家), Ōdachi forged by Masaie.jpg 4,912 × 3,264; 2.66 MB
真柄太刀.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 7.53 MB