NOT KNOWN FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT KATANA SWORD

due to the fact 1953, Japanese swordsmiths are actually permitted to work, but with critical restrictions: swordsmiths needs to be licensed and serve a five-year apprenticeship, and only accredited swordsmiths are authorized to produce Japanese swords (nihonto), only two longswords a month are allowed to be produced by each swordsmith, and all swor