GrumpySmurf 0 #1 January 17, 2003 After a rather long wait, my 'baby' showed up today - mounted in a shirasaya (storage scabbard) with a rudimentary polish. Sadly my digicam doesn't have the zoom needed to display the temper line (hamon) nor the grain pattern of the folded steel (hada). On the downside, some of the fittings that were supposed to on thier way from Japan were sent to the wrong country (???) and sadly, the craftsman who made them, passed away earlier this month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skeletor 0 #2 January 17, 2003 That's one hell of a hook knife. rich. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #3 January 17, 2003 Niiiiiice! Have you done the silk scarf test yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #4 January 17, 2003 OMFG!! I swear i got wet just looking at the pic.... ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #5 January 17, 2003 Then I'd go from being involved and owning a long razor blade, to simply owning a long razor blade This beauty is destined for tameshigiri (thus why no bo-hi 'groove' along the blade) - unfortunately they don't allow the testing of the blades on the bodies of executed criminals anymore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #6 January 17, 2003 do you practice iaido?____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #7 January 17, 2003 This may be of interest to you if you like this stuff: http://www.samuraisports.comhttp://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #8 January 17, 2003 interesting but i think i'll stick to my bokken, and katana. those seem so wide that chusin would be non-existant..still might be interesting to try..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJohnson 0 #9 January 17, 2003 If made in Japan and shipped here is it sharpened? I thought they were not allowed to make one sharp. What is the cost on this bad boy? Name it yet? I have a WW2 officers blade, mass produced unfortunately....not a family blade. Still a nice peice of history. JJJJ "Call me Darth Balls" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #10 January 18, 2003 I must admit, I'm a bit of a Nihonto nut. I'm jealous as hell. Who made it? But I have to ask, if you were looking to buy a tameshigiri sword why didn't you look into a Howard Clark Bainite? The Japanese make some outstanding swords that few can even come close to reproducing (I know, I've tried) but they are seriously limited in the materials they can use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #11 January 18, 2003 thats not a knife.if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #12 January 18, 2003 Cool!!! Now these are mine __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose 0 #13 January 18, 2003 Those are neat-o. How much does one of these toys cost you computer programmers??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #14 January 18, 2003 Quote Those are neat-o. How much does one of these toys cost you computer programmers??? I paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, and like $139 last year for the Light saber, I pre-ordered __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #15 January 18, 2003 As a side note - those light sabers seem really un-ergonomic, dontcha think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #16 January 18, 2003 Quote As a side note - those light sabers seem really un-ergonomic, dontcha think? Tell me about it. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #17 January 18, 2003 Quote Quote As a side note - those light sabers seem really un-ergonomic, dontcha think? Tell me about it. Does it make all those cool light saber sounds? It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #18 January 18, 2003 Quote Does it make all those cool light saber sounds? EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!, I love it.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #19 January 18, 2003 QuoteQuoteI paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, just cause i'm picky about such things..thats not a sword thats a wall decoration, if its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites phatcat 0 #20 January 19, 2003 Quoteif its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. If it IS tempered steel, then exactly what would one use it for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyIvan 0 #21 January 19, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteI paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, just cause i'm picky about such things..thats not a sword thats a wall decoration, if its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. Actually, IT'S THE REAL THING, not a prop.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LouDiamond 1 #22 January 19, 2003 Quote Quote Quote Quote I paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, just cause i'm picky about such things..thats not a sword thats a wall decoration, if its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. Actually, IT'S THE REAL THING, not a prop. The light saber or the sword?"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #23 January 19, 2003 for 100$ not very likely..or you absolutely raped someone...quality tempered steel usually starts at around 5000 for a new blade....if your sure and your brave you should be able to slap it across the edge of a table and it will flex back..of course if its not it will snap in two.. quite a number of sword dealers have claimed there wares were real until i asked them to demostrate. at which point they began to make excuses...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyIvan 0 #24 January 19, 2003 Quote The light saber or the sword? I wish the light saber wasn't a prop __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyIvan 0 #25 January 19, 2003 Quote for 100$ not very likely..or you absolutely raped someone...quality tempered steel usually starts at around 5000 for a new blade....if your sure and your brave you should be able to slap it across the edge of a table and it will flex back..of course if its not it will snap in two.. quite a number of sword dealers have claimed there wares were real until i asked them to demostrate. at which point they began to make excuses... Well, I've 'killed' a couple of pineapples and watermelons, but, I'm not going any further, hey, how about a match? whoever loses a limb pays for beer. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
phatcat 0 #20 January 19, 2003 Quoteif its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. If it IS tempered steel, then exactly what would one use it for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #21 January 19, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteI paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, just cause i'm picky about such things..thats not a sword thats a wall decoration, if its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. Actually, IT'S THE REAL THING, not a prop.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LouDiamond 1 #22 January 19, 2003 Quote Quote Quote Quote I paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, just cause i'm picky about such things..thats not a sword thats a wall decoration, if its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. Actually, IT'S THE REAL THING, not a prop. The light saber or the sword?"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #23 January 19, 2003 for 100$ not very likely..or you absolutely raped someone...quality tempered steel usually starts at around 5000 for a new blade....if your sure and your brave you should be able to slap it across the edge of a table and it will flex back..of course if its not it will snap in two.. quite a number of sword dealers have claimed there wares were real until i asked them to demostrate. at which point they began to make excuses...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyIvan 0 #24 January 19, 2003 Quote The light saber or the sword? I wish the light saber wasn't a prop __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyIvan 0 #25 January 19, 2003 Quote for 100$ not very likely..or you absolutely raped someone...quality tempered steel usually starts at around 5000 for a new blade....if your sure and your brave you should be able to slap it across the edge of a table and it will flex back..of course if its not it will snap in two.. quite a number of sword dealers have claimed there wares were real until i asked them to demostrate. at which point they began to make excuses... Well, I've 'killed' a couple of pineapples and watermelons, but, I'm not going any further, hey, how about a match? whoever loses a limb pays for beer. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
LouDiamond 1 #22 January 19, 2003 Quote Quote Quote Quote I paid like $100 for the Samurai sword 5 or so years ago, just cause i'm picky about such things..thats not a sword thats a wall decoration, if its not tempered steel it doesnt really count as more than a prop..cool to look at but completely useless other wise.. Actually, IT'S THE REAL THING, not a prop. The light saber or the sword?"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #23 January 19, 2003 for 100$ not very likely..or you absolutely raped someone...quality tempered steel usually starts at around 5000 for a new blade....if your sure and your brave you should be able to slap it across the edge of a table and it will flex back..of course if its not it will snap in two.. quite a number of sword dealers have claimed there wares were real until i asked them to demostrate. at which point they began to make excuses...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #24 January 19, 2003 Quote The light saber or the sword? I wish the light saber wasn't a prop __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #25 January 19, 2003 Quote for 100$ not very likely..or you absolutely raped someone...quality tempered steel usually starts at around 5000 for a new blade....if your sure and your brave you should be able to slap it across the edge of a table and it will flex back..of course if its not it will snap in two.. quite a number of sword dealers have claimed there wares were real until i asked them to demostrate. at which point they began to make excuses... Well, I've 'killed' a couple of pineapples and watermelons, but, I'm not going any further, hey, how about a match? whoever loses a limb pays for beer. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
