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Rich · 13th June 2017, 05:17 PM

I stand corrected. I Googled Ainu sword images and there are a couple shown similar to this one. Definitely a dress/ceremonial type; fighting swords are much more like katana in their mounts. Always glad to learn.

Rich

13th June 2017, 05:17 PM	#4
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I stand corrected. I Googled Ainu sword images and there are a couple shown similar to this one. Definitely a dress/ceremonial type; fighting swords are much more like katana in their mounts. Always glad to learn. Rich