The daisho, meaning large and small, is a Japanese term for a matched pair of traditionally made Japanese swords worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan, formed from daito, meaning long sword, and shoto, meaning short sword. A daisho is typically a katana and wakizashi, or sometimes a tanto, mounted in matching fittings called koshirae, though originally the term simply meant wearing any long and short sword together, and a daisho with blades made by the same swordsmith was possible but uncommon because of the added expense. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Weapon ClassMatched pair of swords (long and short) 1 Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Daisho
Lead section, first paragraph
A daishō is typically depicted as a katana and wakizashi (or a tantō) mounted in matching koshirae, but originally the daishō was the wearing of any long and short katana together.
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
Article text
Daishō may have become popular around the end of the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) as several early examples date from the late 16th century.
In Group: Early Modern Swords and Sabres, Lead sentence
The daishō (大小, daishō), "large and small", is a Japanese term for a matched pair of traditionally made Japanese swords (nihonto) worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan.
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