The auction will also have swords. The Japanese perfected the art of sword-making by folding the paper-thin steel of katana blades many times for added strength. Originally wielded by the legendary samurai, katanas and the shorter-bladed wakizashis were military issue for Japanese officers all the way up through World War II. Every G.I. in the Pacific wanted one, as the ultimate island hopping souvenir. Morphy is auctioning two lots of four swords each.