Island made sword

Henk · 19th September 2007, 06:43 PM

Daniel,

Bill is right, although japanese blades are not my field of knowledge I also thought to see some details that gave me the idea that this sword isn't rubbish at all. The links Bill gave you can be of a great help. After all that is the forum of the japanese blades.

Bill advised you not to clean the tang. Stronger and that is the knowledge I have about japanese swords, you never ever should touch the tang. The rust on the tang can tell someone who is familair with japanese blades how old the sword is. Even when the tang isn't marked.

And yes, we would love to see the fittings. That makes a sword complete and gives us an idea how the complete piece looks like.
We don't only like to discuss blades, but also we like to lean back in our chair and admire the beauty of a weapon.

19th September 2007, 06:43 PM	#6
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Daniel, Bill is right, although japanese blades are not my field of knowledge I also thought to see some details that gave me the idea that this sword isn't rubbish at all. The links Bill gave you can be of a great help. After all that is the forum of the japanese blades. Bill advised you not to clean the tang. Stronger and that is the knowledge I have about japanese swords, you never ever should touch the tang. The rust on the tang can tell someone who is familair with japanese blades how old the sword is. Even when the tang isn't marked. And yes, we would love to see the fittings. That makes a sword complete and gives us an idea how the complete piece looks like. We don't only like to discuss blades, but also we like to lean back in our chair and admire the beauty of a weapon.