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If it's not as described, you just put in a claim with eBay and get a full refund! Hahahaha.

 

I think I'm more worried about the choice of comic sans, which combined with the 'cursed' sword makes this feel like the set up for an episode of The Simpsons.

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As I was discussing a sword I own with very highly rated Togishi, at one point during our conversation, he looked at me in a very serious manner an said " You do realize these swords have a spirit ." I was somewhat stunned and replied, " I suspect they very well could."

 

I have in my possession Japanese swords from Koto to Showa and prefer not spending a great deal of time dwelling on what they may have been involved in.

 

 I  think it was Dave R. that mentioned once, " It's a very good thing they can't talk,"

 

Dave M.

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Steve,

 

I can relate to your hands episode,  as i checkmated a professor who was 10 levels above me in chess in seven moves. It was as if a spirit was moving my hand. He wanted to play me another game and I politely, said, no thank you.  One other time, I acquired a tachi and didn't know who made it, and reached  over picking up Fujishiro koto edition, opening it haphazardly to the page of the exact sword I had ( full signed nakago)  of a kamakura blade. Peace.

 

 

Tom D.

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I wonder how many of the koto swords if not most have a gruesome past glued to them. All the stories you read about these wonderous old blades that are super sharp and have magical powers, i believe not all are made up. They have had to come from someone who experienced or seen something. They say bigfoot is a myth yet I beg to differ..

 

Interesting page with myths or not myths..

 

https://japaneseswordlegends.wordpress.com

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If you are serious about nihonto, I think one needs to recognise the spiritual aspects of Japanese sword culture that have evolved over time, even if you don't subscribe. After all, many pieces from the start are created as amulets or a form of spiritual as well as possibly physical protection. Look at the state of mind expected of smiths, and as noted elsewhere, the moment of yakiire is when the 'spirit' of the sword is born.

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As a complete atheist, I can’t believe in gods, ghosts, spirits or magic, but I can recognize the fact that people who made and carried them did, and as such, owe respect to their beliefs and memory. 
 

But guys, 21st century here! Swords are a feat of craftsmanship, but in the end, they are the result of metallurgic skills and superior craftsmanship ability, not magic. In the end, it’s just metal.

 

It is well known Muramasa was also used as a political tool and the Tokugawa family had Muramasa’s in their collection. Yet, I agree that these swords must have seen some gruesome stuff, and let’s face it, that’s also part of their twisted appeal. Sometimes, I wish I’d meet those who’ve owned them before me, listen to their tale and tell them to be relieved, that their precious sword is in loving, caring hands.

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I have spirits in my kitchen too! They go by the names of Jack Daniels, Johnny Walker, and Jim Beam. Good drinking buddies too I might add!

 Me too Chris. I met my two spirits during my 2 years on Bougainville Island in the Solomons, SW Pacific. In fact I brought them home to Western Australia with me. Now, week about, I spend an hour or so with each of them on the verandah at sun-down.. One is called Hankey Bannister...he is a nice mild guy (from Britain) who lives in a bottle in my Liquor cabinet. His friend Bundaberg Rum lives in the bottle next to him and I also spend an hour or so with Bundy on the verandah on Friday evenings. I know some folks will turn up their nose, but Bundy and Hankey and I always share a coke when we get together...ah, those are good relaxed times. Although we often think about the sunsets we shared on the beach at nearby Guadalcanal back in the day, we never think about the spirits that "live" in blades.

Regards from me, Bundey and Hankey. 

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