A fictional axe: is it real-world based?

lordraphael · 2nd September 2005, 02:15 PM

I'm sorry I'm still bothering everybody...

About the (fictional) axe shown in picture (link somewhere above), I'm trying to translate a piece of Japanese text which literally appears to say it's a "ONE-something AXE", or a "SINGLE-something AXE"... or a "ONE FOLD -something AXE", or even more literally a "ONE/SINGLE/ONE-FOLD STRIKE AXE"... All of which doesn't really make any sense to me.
I thought it might just mean "one-edged", but then I discovered the Japanese usually say it another way.
The way it says "one" is a word normally reserved for counting thin, sheet-like items (such as paper, leaves, etc.)
The wording is similar to an expression which means "carved from a single piece" (of wood, etc) - an expression also used when speaking of knives, but I don't know what it really means about a knife.

Help me out and get a free cup of coffee (next time you get by my place, here in Italy)!

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Raffaele

2nd September 2005, 02:15 PM	#11
lordraphael Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 7	I still need help with the axe... I'm sorry I'm still bothering everybody... About the (fictional) axe shown in picture (link somewhere above), I'm trying to translate a piece of Japanese text which literally appears to say it's a "ONE-something AXE", or a "SINGLE-something AXE"... or a "ONE FOLD -something AXE", or even more literally a "ONE/SINGLE/ONE-FOLD STRIKE AXE"... All of which doesn't really make any sense to me. I thought it might just mean "one-edged", but then I discovered the Japanese usually say it another way. The way it says "one" is a word normally reserved for counting thin, sheet-like items (such as paper, leaves, etc.) The wording is similar to an expression which means "carved from a single piece" (of wood, etc) - an expression also used when speaking of knives, but I don't know what it really means about a knife. Help me out and get a free cup of coffee (next time you get by my place, here in Italy)! ____ Raffaele