YourBabyBjornBorg Posted Sunday at 06:59 AM Report Posted Sunday at 06:59 AM 11 hours ago, Brano said: This is how it should be measured However, I have personal experience after purchasing a blade from a reputable Tokyo dealer that the declared figure for kasane was actually kasane measured on nakago Real dimensions measured with a digital caliper Motokasane 6.3 mm Motokasane at shinogi 6.7 mm Sakikasane 4.2 mm Kasane at shinogi nakago 7.6 mm Oh my! Katanahanbai/Maruhide Touken san mesured shinogi to shinogi kasane (shinogi-kasane/鎬重ね) and marked them as simple kasane? That's scandalous! I wonder what other reputable Japanese dealers do this...... Quote
MEENag Posted Sunday at 03:14 PM Author Report Posted Sunday at 03:14 PM Swung and missed at two shops today. The first was small and did not have a lot of options. The second had a lot of items, but customer service wasn’t great. I think he was just hoping I would go away, but when I didn’t, he finally came to talk. He showed me a few swords that weren’t papered or had koshirae, even though that is what I requested. He spoke no English. As I was leaving he said to come back in a couple of hours when they would have an English speaker there. I had no availability to go back. I’ll see if I can make any Osaka shops work in our schedule tomorrow. Quote
Sebuh Posted Sunday at 05:50 PM Report Posted Sunday at 05:50 PM best of luck don’t get discouraged, half the fun is in the hunt! Quote
MEENag Posted Tuesday at 11:40 PM Author Report Posted Tuesday at 11:40 PM I decided I was happy with the Chiyozuru blade at Aoi and have made the purchase. Thank you for your comments in this thread. 1 Quote
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