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The Sakabatō (逆 (さか) 刃 (ば) 刀 (とう) , Reverse-Blade Sword?) is the last of the strange swords forged by master swordsmith Arai Shakkū and the main weapon used by Himura Kenshin in the series.
The Sakabato —also known as the reverse blade sword or reversed katana— is a Japanese sword similar to the katana created and popularized by the cult anime Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin).
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In the “Rurouni Kenshin” anime series, sakabato is a made-up sword with a reverse blade called a ‘sakabato’, which is typically inward curved, the edge being on the opposite curve, compared to traditional katanas.
In the world of edged blades, the sakabato is a rare variant of the iconic Japanese katana sword. This work of art is distinguished by its reversed curved single edge blade. According to Japanese folklore, this unusual blade configuration was purposefully designed to allow swordsmen to disable opponents in combat without killing them.
The reverse-blade sword, or sakabato in Japanese, was the perfect weapon for this goal. With its cutting edge on the inward curving side instead of out, it could disable opponents in close-quarters combat but not end their life.
The sakabato, one of the most famous swords of the anime/manga world, is now part of the real world. The most iconic sword in the Rurouni Kenshin anime/manga series is the titular protagonist’s sakabato, a reverse-edged katana with its cutting surface on the inside of the curve.
The sakabatō (逆刃刀, reverse-edged sword) is a type of strange katana sword which has an upside down blade - the sharpened (edge) and unsharpened (back) sides of the blade are transposed.
In fact, in all these years of Japanese sword history, there has never really been a reverse blade sword. Sakabato is a special blade design that refers to the katana with a blade on the back of the sword，A movie (Rurouni Kenshin) brought Katana, the reverse blade, to everyone's attention.
By wielding a reverse-blade sword, Kenshin can engage in combat without the intention to lethally harm or kill his opponents. The dull edge of the reverse blade limits the severity of his strikes, allowing him to disable or incapacitate adversaries without causing fatal wounds.