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Rarel seen: a true Muramasa


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One of Muramasa's traits is that the tani (valleys) come awfully close to the edge, and therefore don't tolerate many polishes if you wish the hamon to remain on the blade.

If you follow the hamon here, I suspect you will be only looking at hadori in a few places.

But yes...it's a good deal and a nice package.

 

Brian

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If I understand it right, there still seems to be a faint hint of the original signature after someone centuries ago tried to eliminate it – may be by order of Togugawa Ieyasu, who lost several close friend, father and grandfather by Muramasa swords. Anyway it's exiting to see such a masterpiece with its perfectly mirrored hamon.

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