SAMURAI SWORDS TIME PERIODS
Posted on March 07 2017
Samurai Swords Time Periods
- Jōkotō (ancient swords, until around 900 CE)
- Kotō (old swords from around 900–1596)
- Shintō (new swords 1596–1780)
- Shinshintō (newer swords 1781–1876)
- Gendaitō (modern swords 1876–1945)
- Shinsakutō (newly made swords 1953–present)