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Thank you Dave and Bruce.Very usefull info.

Thank you for the information , its nice learning new terms.

Thank you Oshy , so its basically a matter of technique also.

I find it difficult to believe that wood can do that much , but ill take your word on it , i trust you

Very usefull info , will keep it in mind. Thank you ray.

Does anyone sharpen old samurai blades today? I think that will destroy the swords collectibility and value.

One is the ww2 kai kunto you have seen here.The second one goes back years ago (i was a little kid) , it was love at first sight. My father (he is a collector also) says it was a Kanezane sword.I took the sword secretly and i hit a plastic action man toy i had with not the expected results i had as a kid (cut it cleanely) , then my target became the couch in the house , which the result was a cut on the couch but not deep enough.Having seen this two swords i had this question , how did the samurai cut down people with armour when i couldnt cut a plastic toy or make a deep cut throught the couch.Now , dont blame me , i was just a kid that wanted to play samurai , now i respect and honour the items i have in my possesion like a treasure.Thats my story and how i came to ask this question about the sharpness. Below is the result on the couch...

Great answer , thank you.

I always clean it up if you are worried about rust.If there is any other reason not to touch it , please educate me. Thank you for the information.

Hello , every katana i have held in my hand is not sharp (i pass my hand throught the blade and it isnt sharp at all). I stumbled upon a youtube video where they cut straws (tameshigiri i think it was called) and the katana seemed to do perfect in cutting perfomance.Is there anything wrong with all the katana i have held or is this how they are supposed to be? As always , thank you for the information.

Thank you BANGBANGSAN!

Thank you Ed

Hello Bruce , i would like to ask you what type is my kai gunto? Type 97 or type 98? Also do you know of a good website i can learn more about the different type of gunto swords? Thank you!

Interesting...nice post , very educative.

Thank you Bruce! I hope you liked the better pictures.

Hello vajo , how much do you think this sword costs? (an estimate)

Thank you very much! (again)

Thank you all for the help , i guess its a fake one ...

Some more photos... Thank you for the help.

I am confused... its not an authentic shin gunto ? Is it after ww2 make? If amahide made it , doesnt that make it authentic? Thank you.

Here they are

Perfect , thank you Malcolm!

Hello everybody , i would like (again ) your help to identify if this sword is authentic. The blade is weird looking like a damascus steel. What kind of hamon is this? (by hamon i mean the wavy line on the edge some other swords i have seen , i hope hamon is the right word)This sword doesnt have a wavy line. What do the Japanese stamp mean? Whatever info you can give is welcome. Below are some pictures... if you need better pictures of some part just ask me. Thank you!

Amazing thread guys and ladies , keep posting Very educative...