between twelve and twenty four inches long depending on personal preference the average length was eighteen inches.
Wakizashi
Together they are called daishō (meaning, big and small) the large sword is the katana and the smaller is the wakizashi.
they used a large arsenal including but not limited to the katana, doto, wakizashi, kanebo, and naginata
It's called a Katana That depends on what sword you are talking about. They had several. Katana, Wakizashi, Nodashi, Tachi, etc. It is also known as Japanese sword.
well, That Samurai would be forced to perform a seppuku, the suicide ritual. were the samurai would take out there Wakizashi [short-sword] and kill themselves