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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 17:15:41 GMT
I had purchase this katana from Kris Cutlery. At first i was after 29 no-hi katana but i find out that these were sold out. I had email Cecil that i decide to buy 26KT and ask him to check item quality before shipping. Same day afternoon he called me that he found some 29 no-hi katanas so if i wanna 29KT he can sell me it, but i decided to have one shorter katana. I like that Cecil really cares about his costumers. Kris Cutlery- very good service. Saber come through UPS . Packed in one cardboard wrapped in plastic bobble wrap. I was surprised when i removed katana from bobble wrap. i said: "piękna"." beautiful" said my son. In one word: Peaceful-Harmony-Simplicity in katana lines in fuchi kashire and tsuba in tsuka shape in idea of saya in handling Katana quality: blade chu kisaki with yakote define better then in my hanwei wind and thunder, nice polish but hamon almost invisible, nagasa strong but elastic, sharp. fittings and tsuka ito tight. There is no saya rattle. I did cutting test. This very good katana for cutting. I find this katana very good purchase. I'm waiting for new 2010 year line.... thank you tomek szabla
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 19:19:02 GMT
Very nice curvature on the whole sword, and that's very rare in this price class! I really like the look of it, may even pick one up. Thanks for a great review!
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Post by shadowhowler on Oct 28, 2009 23:07:45 GMT
Very nice curvature on the whole sword, and that's very rare in this price class! I really like the look of it, may even pick one up. Thanks for a great review! Thats one of the things Kris Cutlery has going for it... their blades are great, and they have sori into the tsuka and the tsuka follows the curve. Like you said, hard to find that in this price class.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2009 20:37:59 GMT
Very beautiful katana ,I have one of the KC26II I might have to get this one too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2009 23:53:42 GMT
That is really stunning and hopefully it will be in production long enough for me to pick one up. I wish they would take pictures of their swords that justify the beauty, looking at the pictures on their page makes them look somewhat lack lustre, now I am kicking myself for not picking up the 25 incher when they had it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 2:14:10 GMT
thanks for the review.
I love this swords design. Its different and striking without being outlandish. As everyone else has mentioned the curvature is very nice.
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Post by kaijinbutsu on Oct 30, 2009 4:42:56 GMT
Very Nice!!! What is it that use instead of samegawa? If I'm not mistaken, what's under the ito doesn't look like samegawa.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 6:28:01 GMT
are the koiguchi and kojiri blackened iron or horn? I heard they were iron, which is pretty cool.
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Post by kaijinbutsu on Oct 30, 2009 22:32:46 GMT
are the koiguchi and kojiri blackened iron or horn? I heard they were iron, which is pretty cool. "The handle is traditionally wrapped with black, brown or blue flat cord (please specify color) and has two dragon brass Menuki (ornament) on each side. All the other fittings are made of blackened iron: Fuchi, Kashira, Koiguchi and Kojiri." - kriscutlery.com/documents/japanese.html
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 23:30:11 GMT
Fuchi, kashira, koiguchi and kojiri are iron kurikata is horn. Tsuka ito is very tight. I don't know what was used for wrapping tsuka under ito It looks as some fabric. I had sent tsuka for customization. It going to be full samekawa wrap end leather ito. Fittings will be original i like them.
KC idea of building tsuka and saya this way is IMHO fine. It doesn't look traditional but i can tell that it does not look bad at all too. It also is making price of katana more affordable for average costumers.
I'm very happy with my 26 katana.
Gentlemen thank you for nice words. szabla Sorry for my english. I'm home alone at that moment so my children can not help me express myself...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2009 2:19:39 GMT
What a beautiful blade. The sori on it is just great and the fittings are so simple yet it adds to the look of the sword as a whole.
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Post by kaijinbutsu on Nov 9, 2009 23:32:14 GMT
After removing the ito from szabla's tsuka, I looked closer at the material on it. As funny as it sounds, it's gauze. So they put gauze on the tsuka, then they paint it black. Very very odd. Here is a close up.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2009 0:19:43 GMT
very nice to see that its a full wrap . is it ruff/hard or soft looks like the stuff cast are made out of, cool imo.
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Post by kaijinbutsu on Nov 11, 2009 21:30:52 GMT
very nice to see that its a full wrap . is it ruff/hard or soft looks like the stuff cast are made out of, cool imo. It was in strips about 1½" wide on each side of the ho. It was rouch due to the paint that they applied on top. I guess they don't like samegawa. I wonder why they use gauze. Side note: If the gauze was wrapped all the way around, it wouldn't really be dubbed a full wrap, unless it was samegawa. Terms used to name parts of a sword, aren't generally used to describe anything else. Although, it is a full wrap now
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 12, 2009 4:24:33 GMT
Goodness but that is a curvy sword. Very nice. Shame KC still skimp on their kissaki, but what the heck, eh? Interesting that they use gauze, of all things. I suppose it serves its purpose... Great review, thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2009 6:20:16 GMT
sorry but "full wrap" is a term that can be used for anything.. not just your same... from the picture it looked like it was fully wraped around.. i guess not. again great looking sword
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Post by kaijinbutsu on Nov 12, 2009 7:12:30 GMT
sorry but "full wrap" is a term that can be used for anything.. not just your same... from the picture it looked like it was fully wraped around.. i guess not. again great looking sword When you're speaking of swords, the term full wrap, pretty much always pertains to samegawa. I've never heard it used in any other manner. I mean, most people aren't talking about gauze.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2009 8:17:08 GMT
"Full wrap" is a term like "four wheel drive".
Sure, you can say that your Geo Metro is driving on four wheels, therefore it is four wheel drive. Technically that's correct...but when you look at the meaning of "four wheel drive" in proper context, the statement becomes erroneous.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2009 8:23:46 GMT
It is weird that KC uses gauze for their tsuka. that samegawa looks a lot better though. That curved tsuka really is amazing! I'm gonna need to save up for a KC 29! And just for discussion's sake then (Not trying to be a semprini or disrespectful despite the fact that it may seem so ), what would a european sword be if its hilt was wrapped completely around in leather? Would that not be a full wrap? Or are we just talking within context of Japanese style swords?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2009 11:28:29 GMT
Japanese swords also had full wraps in raw leather, cow hide and shark skin. A full wrap is simply a wrap around the tsuka as opposed to panels, but mostly refers to samegawa. Never heard about a full gauze wrap before. Pretty creative, but does it's job. The new wrap looks good, Robby.
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