Barrett Hiebert Posted yesterday at 04:13 AM Report Posted yesterday at 04:13 AM Forumites, Just wondering were there ever any evidence of hira zukuri odachi that were used in battle ? Best regards, Barrett Hiebert Quote
Zoglet Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago (edited) On 10/5/2025 at 12:13 AM, Barrett Hiebert said: Forumites, Just wondering were there ever any evidence of hira zukuri odachi that were used in battle ? Best regards, Barrett Hiebert I am aware of a 78.4 cm hotondo-ubu and machi-okuri hira-zukuri tachi by the Ko-Uda School. It's very likely this sword was originally an odachi when it was forged. (sword is in a private collection) Best Regards, Nich Edited 2 hours ago by Zoglet 1 Quote
Barrett Hiebert Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Nich (Zoglet) , Thanks for the reply and pictures! A beautiful blade. I'd love to have it if I could! If only if we had closer pictures. - Barrett Edited 1 hour ago by Barrett Hiebert Quote
Zoglet Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 26 minutes ago, Barrett Hiebert said: Nich (Zoglet) , Thanks for the reply and pictures! A beautiful blade. I'd love to have it if I could! If only if we had closer pictures. - Barrett I have closer photos, although I'd like to keep the owner anonymous, he's not protested me showing the blade. I'll send photos once I'm back home. All the best, Nich Quote
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