What is this?

[jmings]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Don't feel so bad, Jerry. That knife happens to appeal to my personal aesthetic quite nicely. It is what it is, and would probably wind up on my desk as a letter opener or paperweight.

The blade looks like the zinc alloy commonly seen on iaito (and, of course, many of the decorative Japanese-style swords sold in mall cutlery stores across the US).

Is your avatar a dha? Nice looking - is there a big pic available?

Want to trade?

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by jmings

Is your avatar a dha? Nice looking - is there a big pic available?

Want to trade?

Yup, it's a dha. Here's a link to the Oriental-Arms sold page.

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=1192

I'm going to hold onto this one.