Iaito and ME

[Lefty]

Shuurai I got the sword at the samurai store .com

[Shuurai]

Thanks Lefty that site is the bomb

[Elite Hentai]

BRAG MODE ON *My father has a WOII made katana used in indonesia. The soldier that used it probably cut up a Dutch soldier (my ppl [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]) because it still has dried blood on it. The sword is still sharp. It was dull when I first saw it, but it sharpens itself when you pull it out; that's why it makes such a cool sound. He said I can have it when I'm a little older. Yeeeeeey!!!!* BRAG MODE OFF

He also has an Indonesian made replica. Yes, it is sharp and it sharpens itself but he's going to sell it. After taekwondo I stole a wooden stick that looks like a bokken from the gymnasium, so I'm going to practice a lot while watching Akira Korosawa movies. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

[Lefty]

Normally swords don't automaticly sharpen them selves within the Saya when being drawn. Granted the wood that is used for the saya helps maintain the metal and the edge of the sword, but over time the blade will need to be cleaned at the very least if not resharpened. the fact that one sword still has blood on it has me worried. If it's a mild slighty opace stain then that is okay, but if the stain is a some what visable blood stain on the balde then you would want to get the sword polished by a profesionlay sword pollisher in japan. Cuz the blade will become severly damged, if it already hasn't been damged from the oxidation caused by the blood. Also, DO NOT USE THOSE REAL SWORDS TO PRACTICE IAIDO OR KENJITSU, YOU COULD HURT OR KILL YOUR SELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. also you can permantly damge the blade if not break it. Drawing, striking with, and resheathing with a real sword takes years of practice.

[Elite Hentai]

Ok the blood is very hard to see (still cool that there is blood on it though). Btw the sword is still in a good condition. Too bad I can't post pics because I don't have a digital camera.

[Elite Hentai]

sry double post

[Lefty]

Does the sword have a temper line along the edge of the blade. I fit does then the sword predates WWII it might even pre date the meji revolution and be an EDO period sword but I would need to see pic's of all the fitings and the blade with out all the fittings on it to see if it has been signed by the forger and confirm their period and make an estimate to when it dates back too. If the sword does not have a temper line then most likely it is a WWII sword.

[Elite Hentai]

Well, the sword is not at my house. My parents are divorced and I live at my mothers house. But I'm gonna try to get a picture as soon as I can.