Talk:Kiso/Gallery/@comment-130.216.30.115-20160330204019/@comment-25630319-20160615004104

刀 only means single edged sword, 剣 is double edged straight sword. Japanese language does borrow words from other languages so they have words for saber and cutlass, if the said weapon is that specific, they will call it by that name, not the generic 刀.