Samurai Katana - Game Ready Low-poly 3D model

Salem guys! Finally I finished my katana and figured out how to present it. I hope I was able to convey to you the atmosphere of Japanese culture.

This katana will be perfect for your game and for your samurai. I made two skins at once, brown and black. And also provided a substance painter file so you can change the katana design without any problems. If those pictures that I did not enough, you can watch the video or watch the katana itself from all sides thanks to the marmoset viewer!

A katana is a Japanese long sword used by samurai warriors. It is the most important sword of the three swords worn by samurai: katana, wakizashi, and tanto. The katana was popular from 1400 A.D. until 1876, when the samurai were abolished as a social class.

In Japanese, katana means a long sword and it represents a blade, which is a little curved, with a single edge and a very sharp point. Generally, katana is designed for cutting, but it was widely used for stabbing too. This depended mainly on the length of the tang (the handle). The katana could be easily used for cutting if it was made for using with both hands. It was used for stabbing when the katana was made for using with one hand. As a rule, katana was worn under the belt on the left side of a right-handed man. The sword was in its sheath or scabbard (the cover), with its blade facing up. That way the sword could be drawn and cut the opponent in one movement. Alternatively, the scabbard might be held freely in the left hand: in action the sword would be drawn and the scabbard thrown down. This allows for free movement in battle.

To pull the katana a few inches out of its scabbard was an aggressive move signalling willingness to fight.