Could someone carry around a nodachi, for personal use like the katana, if it was short? Not super short were lines would blur but short enough to be drawn from the hip.
Which of these two, a German long sword or a samurai sword, do you consider a better weapon? Why? - Quora
![Why is the katana (a two-handed sword) the same length as an arming sword (one-handed), and why the nodachi would be a better two-handed sword compared to the katana? : r/SWORDS Why is the katana (a two-handed sword) the same length as an arming sword (one-handed), and why the nodachi would be a better two-handed sword compared to the katana? : r/SWORDS](https://preview.redd.it/5b72ldo4j6j81.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=487683715b5387e64708ca09f44160c3b4234188)