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Post by william m on May 24, 2016 8:03:14 GMT
Hi all,
I have recently acquired a rather nice Hanwei Shinto, but I am not sure which version it is. I am aware that a while ago Hanwei went through a phase of re-releasing their classic katanas with XL XXL Elite Shingen versions... I can't find anything useful online that shows the difference between them all.
My blade seems very thin, not wide or deep, has a bo-hi, handles like an iaito.
Basically I am trying to find what kind of shinto I have.
Thanks in advance! :)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2016 2:05:22 GMT
The blade width changes happened across some of the older models in the 2004-2005 period. If you can find old threads at SFI for the older, wider blades, you will see a marked difference. The kashira remaining much the same. I don't know about some of the models but the Golden Oriole and Shinto for sure, maybe the Musashi as well.
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Post by Aurélien on Jun 4, 2016 14:50:37 GMT
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Post by william m on Jun 4, 2016 22:20:09 GMT
Looks about right. Comparing this sword to my other katana and nihonto I think it is just too light weight. Nice sword but hmmm, feels a bit wrong.
Anyways I think I will shorten the tsuka by an inch or two, which should help slightly push the POB out a little.
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Jun 6, 2016 10:47:57 GMT
There were a few versions of the hanwei shinto without a bohi. The early versions had brass fuchi/kashira/tsuba and the detail on the casting was quite good. The blades are small but have a thick spine on them but their was a lot of variation. Some of them a long, short, deep sori or almost strait. Later the fuchi/kashira/tsuba changed material from brass to darkened copper or some kind of alloy. For a while they still used old railway blades. Then they started looking like what is sold now.
THey are fun swords and can be hard to find.
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