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Post by vermithrax on Apr 26, 2017 0:59:52 GMT
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Apr 26, 2017 1:19:40 GMT
Not much for the lore, but man, would I love to see that exhibit!
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Post by vermithrax on Apr 26, 2017 1:54:58 GMT
Not much for the lore, but man, would I love to see that exhibit! Indeed! Reminded me of the "demon core" at the Los Alamos facility for the atomic bomb construction.
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Post by Verity on Apr 26, 2017 4:13:56 GMT
I've seen a Muramasa (and a Masamune) in person. Beautiful blades. The river/leaf legend of those two smiths is also awesome albeit historically impossible given they lived at different times
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Post by legacyofthesword on Apr 26, 2017 4:48:42 GMT
Wow, amazingly beautiful blades. The legends make the swords even more cool. According to tradition, the sword Muramasa used in the mythical river test was called Juuchi Yosamu (10,000 Cold Nights); Masamune's blade was named Yawarakai-Te (Tender Hands or Soft Hand).
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Post by connorclarke on Apr 26, 2017 12:06:48 GMT
So basically one was too sharp and the other was too dull. Go figure.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Apr 26, 2017 12:45:47 GMT
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Apr 26, 2017 15:05:02 GMT
This can only end in tears and sundered machine gun barrels.
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Post by vermithrax on Apr 26, 2017 15:54:56 GMT
Great links!!!!! Thank you.
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Post by zabazagobo on May 5, 2017 19:37:57 GMT
Thanks for sharing the links, Jussi. Those made for great reading on a great smith. I've always thought that most of Muramasa's blades look like they need to cut something, maybe that fits the whole 'must shed blood' legend.
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