View source for Weapon:Tempered steel katana with a leather-wrapped glaes hilt

{{Weapon
|newapp2=Yes
|noun=katana
|look=Worked to a smooth finish, undyed leather protects the translucent material of the hilt and provides a comfortable grip with no decoration.  Gliding down the blade's length, the metal curls in a damascene pattern that reveals multiple layers of varying carbon content.
|MTag=Steel, Glaes, Leather
|range=melee
|type=HE
|puncture=somewhat fair
|slice=very great
|impact=moderate
|fire=no
|cold=no
|electric=no
|foi=inadequately
|balance=reasonably
|suitedness=decently
|type2=2HE
|puncture2=fair
|slice2=extreme
|impact2=heavy
|fire2=no
|cold2=no
|electric2=no
|foi2=fairly
|balance2=soundly
|suitedness2=reasonably
|construction=practically invulnerable
|metal=yes
|weight=40
|wearloc=-
|lsize=8
|wsize=1
|hsize=1
|sourcetype=-
}}

Makes noises when used:
* The katana growls lowly, like a predator to its prey and lands...
* The katana whines as it cuts through the air and lands...

==Explanation==
Auctioneer Mahilin says, "The hilt is what is called a hand and a half blade."<br/>
Auctioneer Mahilin says, "So it may be wielded either one handed or two handed."