Marius Posted July 16, 2007 Report Posted July 16, 2007 Dear All, What do you think of this one? Looks like an omi-yari converted into a... hm... into a what? http://tinyurl.com/3dgjjk Best regards :-) Quote
Brian Posted July 16, 2007 Report Posted July 16, 2007 Your guess is as good as mine :D :lol: No idea...but it is interesting. It's one for the guys who want a one-of-a-kind piece I guess. Brian Quote
Marius Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Posted July 16, 2007 it came out of a sword cane I have read on Richard Stein's "THE Japanese SWORD GUIDE" website that sword canes have been of inferior quality and that they were thin. This one seems really odd... Regards :-) Quote
pcfarrar Posted July 16, 2007 Report Posted July 16, 2007 I think its probably from a shrine or temple. Quote
USMC-LCPL Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 it came out of a sword cane I have read on Richard Stein's "THE Japanese SWORD GUIDE" website that sword canes have been of inferior quality and that they were thin. This one seems really odd... Regards :-) There are exceptions to every rule, I suppose. I had read that they were often of inferior quality... that doesn't mean that a few custom pieces weren't brilliant. Quote
Stopper37 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 it came out of a sword cane I have read on Richard Stein's "THE Japanese SWORD GUIDE" website that sword canes have been of inferior quality and that they were thin. This one seems really odd... Regards :-) There are exceptions to every rule, I suppose. I had read that they were often of inferior quality... that doesn't mean that a few custom pieces weren't brilliant. But could it be somthing in this line? http://www.swordforum.com/fall99/token-kai-3.html (Brian the mod, not sure if I am allowed to put links to other forum , if not, I will delet it..... ) Maybe a Samurai so wanted a ken but couldn't afford/find a smith to make one that he had his yari mounthed as a sword. Or someone didn't need a spear anymore (peace time?) but wanted to do something with his "family spear"....... :D Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 Or some Samurai just wanted an extremely long Yari to use against cavalry.... personally i do not believe it is a yari converted into anything, i believe it is one of the few longer Yari's still in existence.... might also be from a shrine.... KM Quote
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