Alex A Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 Didnt expect this to be Edo, at first glance assumed a lot later. An interesting blade. Katana: Takayanagi Kaga no Kami Fujiwara Sadahiro | Japanese Sword Shop Aoi-Art (aoijapan.com) 1 Quote
paulb Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 To Be honest Alex I find this a very unattractive piece. It just loos wrong. Perhaps those more used to using swords can tell us if there is any practical application or benefit to having a blade with such an exaggerated sori because I cannot think of one and would guess this is very unwieldy. 1 1 Quote
John A Stuart Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 Yes, pronounced, not without comparative zori. John Quote
John A Stuart Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 The greater curve just cuts in the slash better. As to the amount of curve, personal preference may come into play as well. Some European cavalry sabers are really curved the infantry sabers not as are some middle Eastern swords like the shamshir really curved while the yataghan is not. These are adapted for use, ahorse or afoot. John 1 Quote
Alex A Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Posted June 2, 2021 That was my guess, John, just personal preference for someone fighting on horseback Unusual though, agree Paul. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 Not much fighting on horseback conducted at that point! Quote
Alex A Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Posted June 2, 2021 Dunno John, have you ever seen the last Samurai? 1 Quote
ribendao Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 Under era it says "Edo period Expo era." Is that a typo? Is it suppose to say Enpo era? Quote
Alex A Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Posted June 2, 2021 29 minutes ago, ribendao said: Under era it says "Edo period Expo era." Is that a typo? Is it suppose to say Enpo era? Yes, heres another fof the same Era Wakizashi: Kaga no Kami Fujiwara Sadahiro - Japanese Sword Online Museum (aoijapan.net) Quote
ribendao Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Alex A said: Yes, heres another fof the same Era Wakizashi: Kaga no Kami Fujiwara Sadahiro - Japanese Sword Online Museum (aoijapan.net) Wow, the sori on that wakizashi is quite the contrast to the one Alex posted. Quote
Alex A Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Posted June 2, 2021 According to the index of Japanese swords he made a sword dated to the early1700,s with his son, must have enjoyed teaming up Quote
SteveM Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 The sword in the original post is a gassaku with his son also. Aoi really ought to hire a proofreader or editor for his English posts. Quote
Alex A Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Posted June 2, 2021 You sound the right man for the Job Steve, especially being in Tokyo! 1 Quote
Bryce Posted June 2, 2021 Report Posted June 2, 2021 G'day Guys, Plenty of swords from other cultures have at least this much curve. You can find examples designed for both mounted use and on foot. Personally I like it. Here are a couple of British 1803 pattern infantry officer sabres from about 1810. Cheers, Bryce 3 Quote
Alex A Posted June 3, 2021 Author Report Posted June 3, 2021 Nice swords Bryce, on the wish list but never got around to it. Just reading over the Wak from Aoi again, it says. "It is not Echizen Hori that is regularly seen so it could be engraved later". Sometimes you see terms on Aoi and other places that maybe you knew about but forgot. They mention "Echizen Sori", not looked into it and cant remember but just wondering if deep sori was a trait that ran for a while. I remember Echizen blades where known for their cutting ability. Stumbled across this article that was quite interesting regarding the use of Cavalry in Japan. Did Cavalry Existed in Japan? (gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspot.com) Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 3, 2021 Report Posted June 3, 2021 As a sword swinger, it doesn't appeal to me. A little too much of a good thing. Quote
Shugyosha Posted June 3, 2021 Report Posted June 3, 2021 Them tricksy ninja - blade for fighting round corners. 1 3 Quote
Bryce Posted June 6, 2021 Report Posted June 6, 2021 G'day Guys, Just to put some perspective on this, the sori of the British 1803 sabres I posted is 9.5 cm on an 81cm blade. This is the first time I have actually measured the curve on a European blade. It isn't something you ever see quoted anywhere. Cheers, Bryce 1 Quote
Blazeaglory Posted June 7, 2021 Report Posted June 7, 2021 Haha I remember that waki! First thing I did was say DAAAAMN lol Then I showed it to all my family members who all made the same joke... I have a waki that I 'thought' had a deep sori but after this, I'll never see my waki the same... But it feels so good in the hand (no pun intended). Its such a well forged sword that I can only find one or two minor lines(kitae-ware) that hardly qualify due to the fact that they're almost invisible and less than an inch in size. The Bohi looks like a mirror and feels so smooth when I oil it that I cant believe how a person could make something so precise. Its just an all around thick well balanced sharp as ever waki. With a minor sori compared to big curve up there lol Dont mind the rubber band on the shirasaya. I had just got the waki a little before this pic was taken and I have since repaired the shirasaya Quote
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