Katana

Japanese Sword, owned by CJ.

Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana


Appearances:

• Chapter 31, Part 3 - CJ shows Saul her Katana, and reveals that at the start of the zombie apocalypse that it was the only weapon she had. She uses the katana on a zombie, but it gets stuck in its skull.
  
• Chapter 32, Part 2 - CJ uses her Katana to cut a group of biters off at the legs, after which they bleed out.
  

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Notes:

• In "World War Z" a Japanese character named Kondo Tatsumi survives armed with only a Katana.
  
• In "The Walking Dead" a female character named Michone is armed with a Katana.
  

Alternative Swords

There is a chance that CJ's sword is not actually a Katana, but rather a traditional Chinese sword. The most common Chinese swords are:

Dao

Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dao_(sword)



Jian

Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian