As he tells it my great uncle picked it up off the corpse of a japanese officer somewhere in sea I'd like to know some more about it It wears a wood and leather sheath with one ring towards the hilt They seem nice, but are they really Anyone have one and think that they are well worth the money I like their knives, but am still unsure about the swords
The european swords in particular, but am open to opinions on their japanese swords as well. This world since time immemorial has seen swords of many kinds Spanning across the globe, their sizes, shapes and lengths have been influenced by culture, traditions and geographical considerations The question here before us modern day folks is what kind of strategic differences do we see. Katana 100 picture by larry dering » 7 mar 2020 2:30 pm ignore the power selection because i took this picture with the amp off. Afaik there's no bright line that separates katana from wakizashi
More important than blade size is handle size If it's made for one hand, then it's a wakizashi (or a really old tachi), but if it's made for two hands then it's a katana. Most katana type swords appear to be in the same weight range and seem appropiate for thrusting also The explanation is typically that a katana uses blade geometry and alignment to make the cut, rather than relying on a sharp edge And that having the edge too sharp increases the risk of damage when used for cutting anything other than mats. I haven't followed dawson knives in years but did buy a tanto back in the '90s
A couple of years ago i was at a local gun store and we were talking custom knives, one of the fellows went and got out a dawson katana, it was beautiful I'd always thought of them as more utility, not that katana, though They used to use 440c and their heat treat was spot on When i got my tanto i walked over. You mention the cheness oniyuri in your heading, which is a specialized ko katana If it is this specific sword design that you want, then your only two options are the cheness oniyuri or a custom
The katana 100 is easily the most versatile guitar amp ever I can finally plug my acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitars into one amp and get very good quality sounds for each at the tap of a footswitch.
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