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Post by the blade master on Jan 5, 2013 15:55:05 GMT
ok guys the info may be a bit scant but can any body tell me what style of katana this is going by its shape thanks for any help the sori is 4.50cms mick
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Post by Springs on Jan 5, 2013 15:58:03 GMT
A deep sori (curve) like this is characteristic of a tachi, a sword before the katana. Some handachi are like this too. However, the fittings are definitely not a tachi nor a handachi, so it's just a katana with a deep sori in this case.
Without a view of the entire blade its hard to tell what kind of geometry it has.
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Post by the blade master on Jan 5, 2013 16:04:58 GMT
hi i dont know if this pic is of any help but it shows the blade in its entirety mick thanks for your help guys mick
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Post by Springs on Jan 5, 2013 17:49:46 GMT
Yep, its a standard shinogi-zukuri katana with a deep sori. I actually kind of like the way it looks. Where'd you get it?
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Post by the blade master on Jan 5, 2013 19:27:58 GMT
thanks for the reply springs i bought it here in the uk from my retailer blades-uk.com i do appreceate your help all the best mick
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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 6, 2013 2:30:12 GMT
If you're ever interested, it should not be too difficult to acquire 'handachi' fittings to make this a proper tachi. Would be cool to see that!
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Post by the blade master on Jan 6, 2013 3:12:28 GMT
hi elheru is there somplace i could take a look at too see some fittings and what fittings would be needed for the transformation cheers mick
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Post by Maynar on Jan 6, 2013 3:33:13 GMT
Holy cow Mick, that's a fish hook. Niceta seeya mate. Hope you find some good fittings for it.
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Post by the blade master on Jan 6, 2013 3:40:14 GMT
hey maynar you old rebel how you doing long time no see
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Post by Maynar on Jan 6, 2013 4:15:24 GMT
Still alive despite their best efforts. Good to see you're still kicking.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Jan 11, 2013 14:35:18 GMT
I would guess Longquan style. There have been couple Longquan based makers who've produced very strong sori blades, HuaWei and HazamaYakiba. I don't know what forge produces swords for this Koto brand, but more than likely it's origins are in Longquan. I see that the company/name is a branch of Barringtons. As for tachi modification, it's not very simple, as the parts and work will easily cost you quite a bit. Sure you can get some parts cheaply from China, it all depends what you are looking for. Fred Lohman has probably the cheapest good quality tachi kanagu priced at 630$ for steel set www.japanese-swords.com/pages/hondachi.htmI wouldn't mind seeing few closer shots of the sword.
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