NOT KNOWN FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT KATANA SWORD

because 1953, Japanese swordsmiths are permitted to work, but with serious limitations: swordsmiths need to be certified and provide a five-12 months apprenticeship, and only licensed swordsmiths are allowed to make Japanese swords (nihonto), only two longswords a month are allowed to be made by Every single swordsmith, and all swords needs to be r