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  1. So... another post of "buying a genuine Nihon-to katana"...

    1. A swordsmith born late in one century could not have made a Sword 100 years earlier.

    2. A blade attributed to a legendary swordsmith that costs a fraction of other blades from the same smith is a warning sign. It is simply too cheap to be real.

    3. A seller going to lengths to try to convince you that the swords "Mei" (signature under the handle) is real sounds desperate. It may be a good deal - it may be a scam. I try to go towards the latter. There are many blades of lesser renown swordsmiths that get a fake Mei to sell for a higher price, and in some cases it is very difficult to differentiate a knock off from the real deal if the signature is done well and every other detail matches

    4. An "antique" Katana that costs less than €2000 is in no way antique. Unless the seller has some serious brain damage or is a Japanese history filantrophist, it is extremely unlikely to be real.

    5. WW2 blades are not antique. They are shit, mass produced in poor quality using lesser quality metals, and are not part of the Japanese heritage. These blades were made for ceremonies. Genuine Katanas made in Edo and earlier periods did make it to WW2, but they were extremely rare.

    6. If you see a blade that claims to be related to the Tokugawa Shogunate and doesn't cost at least €50000, it is most likely a fake. If it sounds too good to be true and all that...

    Most genuine blades were kept at home during WW2, then buried when it became illegal to own one during the post WW2 disarmament of Japan.

    Today many such real family weapons with "pedigree" are kept in private homes and some are stolen every year. They are unregistered and can't be reclaimed if stolen, but they do end up on the black market and maybe even eBay with false documentation.

    Only way to get a real Nihon-to katana with genuine papers is probably to go to Japan and visit a real dealer that can sell you one.

    ...which is probably what i have to do because i can't trust anyone on eBay anymore after learning all this stuff.

    #meh #katana

  2. In the hills of Shimane, Japan’s steelworking tradition forges on

    Unnan, Shimane Pref. – Inside a wooden outbuilding in the remote hills of Yoshida, part of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, the air is thick with heat and a tangible sense of anticipation. Men and women who have labored shoulder to shoulder for the past 24 hours, adding iron sa…
    #Japan #JP #JapanNews #katana #news #rurallife #steel #travel
    alojapan.com/1515906/in-the-hi

  3. alojapan.com/1515906/in-the-hi In the hills of Shimane, Japan’s steelworking tradition forges on #Japan #JapanNews #katana #news #RuralLife #steel #travel Unnan, Shimane Pref. – Inside a wooden outbuilding in the remote hills of Yoshida, part of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, the air is thick with heat and a tangible sense of anticipation. Men and women who have labored shoulder to shoulder for the past 24 hours, adding iron sand and charcoal and blowing air into a

  4. Japan no longer has throngs of samurai clamoring for traditionally smelted steel, but artisans and experts in a rural corner of Shimane Prefecture refuse to let their furnaces flame out. japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/07/ #life #travel #travel #steel #katana #rurallife

  5. Japan no longer has throngs of samurai clamoring for traditionally smelted steel, but artisans and experts in a rural corner of Shimane Prefecture refuse to let their furnaces flame out. japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/07/ #life #travel #travel #steel #katana #rurallife

  6. Справжній герой
    *Попередження*
    Ви незабаром станете свідком усієї історії певної героїчної легенди.
    Ви готові?

    pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=25

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    #ougon #ine #hatake #chizu #nou_son #senran #ikoku #jikan #nagare #shoujo #eiyuu #otona #yume #katana #kotoba #mune #pukkurus #katai #ketsui #wakare #tsugeru #chihou #kakki #koukei #tataku #bouken #nakama #kotodama #notareru #erabu #AI小説

  7. Справжній герой
    *Попередження*
    Ви незабаром станете свідком усієї історії певної героїчної легенди.
    Ви готові?

    note.com/deadly_poison_0/n/ne6

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    #ougon #ine #hatake #chizu #nou_son #senran #ikoku #jikan #nagare #shoujo #eiyuu #otona #yume #katana #kotoba #mune #pukkurus #katai #ketsui #wakare #tsugeru #chihou #kakki #koukei #tataku #bouken #nakama #kotodama #notareru #erabu #AI小説

  8. salut les @ergonautes , dites, j'avais pas suivi du tout vos aventures et le développement du #Quacken , mais j'en veux un 🥰 Vous pouvez faire une facture ? Pour une société belge (donc intracom) ?

    En attendant je découvre #katana et #arsenik 🤩

  9. salut les @ergonautes , dites, j'avais pas suivi du tout vos aventures et le développement du #Quacken , mais j'en veux un 🥰 Vous pouvez faire une facture ? Pour une société belge (donc intracom) ?

    En attendant je découvre #katana et #arsenik 🤩

  10. Sheeting a Katana is an unnerving thing to do. Have slid the sword over the Saya in an improvised fashion and has so far kept all my fingers intact (and arms, hands and everything else on my body).

    Saw a video showing how to sheet it properly, it involved holding the Saya in a distinct way, sticking out your thumb and letting the blade slide over it with the cutting side away from the finger.

    Looks simple enough, but when i tried it it still doesn't feel right as it requires you to know when the boshi (front part) of the blade is over the koigumi (opening of the Saya) so you can drop it into position, then sliding it in.

    And you are supposed to do this while keeping your eyes on the enemy. But i have started out looking at the blade and getting the "feel" right, even if i have successfully sheeted the katana a couple of times keeping my eyes on an imaginary opponent - i just do this REALLY REALLY slowly.

    Drawing the Katana is much simpler, there are a couple of ways you can draw it, and some of the techniques involves NOT standing still but drawing the blade as you move backwards from your opponent, or moving in with the blade to close the distance for the attacker.

    There is also a technique to open up the sword before you draw it if it is kind of difficult to draw, saving precious time for when it is needed.

    Basically you "draw" it a small distance, but use deception so the opponent does not know that you have begun drawing it.

    You also have to be careful when drawing, i saw a youtube short of a guy drawing really fast, the Saya was cut open by the blade and his entire left hand was bleeding.

    Anyway, end of my Saturday non-cyber security blabbering.

    #katana #techniques #sheeting #drawing

  11. Sheeting a Katana is an unnerving thing to do. Have slid the sword over the Saya in an improvised fashion and has so far kept all my fingers intact (and arms, hands and everything else on my body).

    Saw a video showing how to sheet it properly, it involved holding the Saya in a distinct way, sticking out your thumb and letting the blade slide over it with the cutting side away from the finger.

    Looks simple enough, but when i tried it it still doesn't feel right as it requires you to know when the boshi (front part) of the blade is over the koigumi (opening of the Saya) so you can drop it into position, then sliding it in.

    And you are supposed to do this while keeping your eyes on the enemy. But i have started out looking at the blade and getting the "feel" right, even if i have successfully sheeted the katana a couple of times keeping my eyes on an imaginary opponent - i just do this REALLY REALLY slowly.

    Drawing the Katana is much simpler, there are a couple of ways you can draw it, and some of the techniques involves NOT standing still but drawing the blade as you move backwards from your opponent, or moving in with the blade to close the distance for the attacker.

    There is also a technique to open up the sword before you draw it if it is kind of difficult to draw, saving precious time for when it is needed.

    Basically you "draw" it a small distance, but use deception so the opponent does not know that you have begun drawing it.

    You also have to be careful when drawing, i saw a youtube short of a guy drawing really fast, the Saya was cut open by the blade and his entire left hand was bleeding.

    Anyway, end of my Saturday non-cyber security blabbering.

    #katana #techniques #sheeting #drawing