


Note that the bastard sword description on pg 207 (3rd ed) gives the thrusting range as 2 (only)īoth of these weapons clearly ride the edge of the 1,2 range. I do not use a katana either (preferring bastard sword) but if we compare the wikipedia entries for the two weaponsġ) bastard swords are (typically) about 10% longer (~110 cm vs ~100 cm)Ģ) ratio of blade length to grip length is higher for the bastard swordģ) curvature in the katana blade ~10 degrees shortens reach to cos10*(bladelength) = 98% (this is negligable at our scale)
