My beautiful monster

[Oni_gaijin]

This is my beautiful monster! made by Edo period smith Ashu Sukeyoshi I think that it may be one of the biggest swords in sydney or maybe even australia.....please prove me wrong.

Both the blade and the koshirae have NTHK kantiesho origami and it has been suggest that this koshirae was crafted at the same time and is the first and only koshirae fitted to this blade ever.

making this a totally authenticated original massive ensemble. The Pride of my collection

 

Enjoy Herman W

[Jean]

Awesome one, Herman

[runagmc]

Looks very nice. Any pics of the kissaki?

[Marius]

Herman,

 

I am sure there are bigger swords around in Australia

 

At 76 cm, the nagasa is very long but not the longest.

 

The nakago, though, that is really long. 30 cm. Not bad :-)

 

For a long blade, look at this one. I wonder how long the nakago is on this sword:

http://nihonto.us/YOSHIKAZU.htm

[Oni_gaijin]

Can't believe i left it out

[jeremy]

Ive sent u a PM mate. :D

 

Cheers,

 

Jeremy

[Jorgensen]

Nice one! Congrats

 

Reminds me very much of my own "monster" - nagasa 77.6 cm - very similar measures =)

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?t=14345

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

This kind of nagasa is not exceptional. In Shinshinto era swords over 80 cm are not that rare (i know one by Naoe Sukemasa with a nagasa of 94.3 cm)

[takakage]

Hi,

 

Some very long nagasa are seen in shin shinto, hakushu yoshiyuki, omura shigehide, higo kunikane and many others were listed some months ago on website of a tokyo sword shop...

 

http://www.aoijapan.com/katana-oite-tou ... i-66-okina

 

http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-010711.htm

http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-130212.htm

http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-089055.htm

http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-08122.htm

http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-010708.htm

http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-010511.htm

 

A good sword has got a good price....

 

Have a nice day.

[Nickupero]

Here's your swords bigger and badder version, except the kissaki is smaller. Used to be the biggest one in Canada :lol:

http://nihontoart.com/item-details.php?id=39

[Jorgensen]

Herman... What is the width and thickness of your blade (motohaba?)... it seems to be quite a wide blade... Does it have yokote or not (it does not seem so)? I like the long menuki btw.

 

To my opinion its not only the lenght but also the width of the blade that makes is a massive blade. The more width and thickness a blade has, the more cool and appealing it looks to me... but hey, thats just me

[Alex A]

I have an hefty muromachi katana here 28.25", 1.312" (3.33cm) motahabe, and not much thinner at the pointed end. :D

 

Alex.

[cabowen]

I have a Yasukuni blade by Kajiyama Yasunori that is 31"......

[Jorgensen]

Sounds great... where are the pictures??

[cabowen]

Check the last edition of Kishida's san's Yasukuni book....There are a few in there..

[Mark]

I have a 82+cm 32+" katana dated 1866 and a 34" katana dated 1864, both are custom ordered. I like longer swords, I have several that are 29-30"

[takakage]

I have seen some long blades nearly 32 inches made by omura shigehide and hakushu yoshiyuki an other long powerfull blade of 30 inches by nobuchika and seen few weeks ago a long shin shinto masahiro 30,70 inches built as a kanbun shinto.

[Alex A]

Not too long, but chunky :D, next to a regular size kanbun katana.

 

Alex

[Oni_gaijin]

Sakihaba is 3.6 cm at the yokote(it does have one)

Motohaba is 3.75-3.8 cm

motokasane is .85cm

sakikasane is .65cm

 

Haven't wieghed it but it is a lot of flawless tamahagane.

[Oni_gaijin]

I'm a sucker for an Okissaki and a lot of sakihaba, just seems right to me.

Very nice gentlemen

[Alex A]

Thats one long, and very stocky sword you have there Herman , be nice to see it next to a regular size katana for comparison.

 

Alex.

[Pete Klein]

From this dialogue I feel like I'm at a Lady Gaga concert...

[Jean]

Pete,

 

With the steak dress? ROFLMAO!!!!'

[Pete Klein]

Hi Jean -- just my dirty little mind at work. She refers to her fans as, 'little monsters' and I started reading the posts with a sexual spin and it got hilarious. I need a second job or something...

[drbvac]

Well if size does matter and length more than width - my koto tachi is 86.6 cm - 34" and probably not long for tachi but pretty good for a blade in general

 

[Oni_gaijin]

So here is my "Beau Monstre" might get lady Gaga out of your head with a very stout shinshinto tokubetsu wakizashi by Musashi No Kami Minamoto toshishige(for sale in that section) above it,

and an also very stout naginata above that

and a little gendaito katana below it.(it could be a large boys sword or parade sabre its so light)

Sorry i don"t have a "normal" size katana.

the last 2/5 images show the Menuki which i believe are tetsubo which i find very appropriate as i can imagine this sword being used as such....even if you do block the strike it probably wouldn't make much difference with that much kinetic energy focused on a hard sharp edge.

The tsuba is very understated and plain with what i think are the virtues of bushido written around it on one side and i"m not sure on the other, if anyone wants to have a go be my guest.

[Alex A]

You guys, too much zinc :lol: Herman/Brian, great blades you have there (avoiding size terminology :D), im left feeling inferior :lol:

 

I wonder, how practical would these large swords have been?

 

Alex.

[Oni_gaijin]

I'm 6'4 (think around 192 cm) and 125kg (275lb) (oni_gaijin=alien ogre!!!!)it feels pretty right for me when I hold it. :D

Never wanted to and never do want to swing it at anything/one.

I just think that to work that much steel into something so exact without automation of any kind is utterly amazeballs.

[Brian]

Herman,

I like that bottom sword. Very unusual for the size and shape. Nagina hi, yet slender and straight.

Must have been a custom order for a child or dedication.

 

These large swords with o-kissaki and great power and bulk seem to have been very popular during the Shinshinto era. Just look at Kiyomaro and his school for many examples. A very appealing shape and style.

 

Brian