Interesting Swords

[Dotanuki]

Here are a few interesting swords I thought you guys might want to check out;

http://www.sikaya.co.jp/product.asp?ano=444

http://www.sikaya.co.jp/product.asp?ano=8

[Firehand10k]

Wow those are pretty good looking. I like this looks like odachi in th saya but tis two swords, how cool.
http://www.sikaya.co.jp/product.asp?ano=577

[Taygrd]

You guys find the best sites! Thanks Dotanuki

[Yaso]

How many yen would I have to drop to get one of those beauties?

[tanukimario]

Several thousand yen :P

I thought the serrated katana and the reverse blade katanas looked very nice though. Reminds me a lot of Rurouni Kenshin, the anime, where a reverse blade and a serrated blade were used.

[mancosbob]

How many yen would I have to drop to get one of those beauties?

As of this morning 3/26/08 a Japanese Yen is worth 0.00999 US Dollars; at least that is what yahoo said...

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency :duel:

[Mako]

Enter sikaya.co.jp into Google and you have the option to translate the pages into English along with the prices in Yen...they're "mock" swords made of alloy.;)

[mancosbob]

...they're "mock" swords made of alloy.;)

That would explain their crazy pricing, which was all I could read, maybe that is what the kid Ms Kiddo spanked was holding, when she sliced it up like day old bread.

[tanukimario]

As of this morning 3/26/08 a Japanese Yen is worth 0.00999 US Dollars; at least that is what yahoo said...

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency :duel:
Yeah basically as a rounded/estimated number, $1 is about 100 Yen.

[Dotanuki]

Enter sikaya.co.jp into Google and you have the option to translate the pages into English along with the prices in Yen...they're "mock" swords made of alloy.;)

I was looking at the one's I presented as more conceptual, rather than accurate.Truth be told most swords on the market today are not historically accurate.
The tsuka on the Nodachi [long sword] had an interesting wrap, and the cord wrapping on the blade resembled the wrap of an medieval Landsknecht sword.
I found the serrated edge interesting also, with the new metalurgies they have now, could this be made practical on a sword?
Sometimes movie swords are horribly impractical, but sometimes some ideas can be feasible.
I thought the idea of a wrap on the blade itself, on the long sword would actually be easier to handle than the current incarntions of Nagamaki's.
I always felt a Nagamaki with a wood/naginata type grip was way more functional than the super long tsuka look that you now see everywhere.

[mancosbob]

http://www.sikaya.co.jp/picts/img_11510.jpg

I see what you are saying, yes, I think you have a good point, some of the best knife work I have ever done was with parachute cord wrapped type blades that most folks at the knife shows thought ugly and worthless, but I see them as form following function. These look like they are wrapped in bamboo or a synthetic of some sort. I am thinking that a good blade, with some scales screwed to it behind the guard, then wrapped with either parachute cord or something similar, might just be the ultimate beater for the big ending scene that is approaching.

BTW, Is Microsoft making tsuba's now, that one up there has the Windows emblem! Is nothing safe?

[Brian Brazier]

Thats probably rattan, I rather like parachute cord wrapped knife handles, they have good grip in every condition and you can take it off and make a spear out of the knife and a good stick using the cord to tie it on

[goose710]

Guys
check out the hamon on this baby!!!!! i like the wild ones!
go to link
http://www.aoi-art.com/sword/katana/08040.html
goose710

[Dotanuki]

Goose,
You have excellent taste! Thank you for this site, I was looking for something like this.

Taygrd!!!!!!!!!!
On this site click on the Yari, this will answer any questions on the Yari blades!

[Taygrd]

Goose,
You have excellent taste! Thank you for this site, I was looking for something like this.

Taygrd!!!!!!!!!!
On this site click on the Yari, this will answer any questions on the Yari blades!
Have to wait till I get home to check the site out. Work in a secure building with a katana on my book case but the IT department will not let me see this site-"Firewalled forbidden catagory Weapons"~X( Go figure.

[mancosbob]

Have to wait till I get home to check the site out. Work in a secure building with a katana on my book case and a gunsafe with enough guns to arm Poland but the IT department will not let me see this site-"Firewalled forbidden catagory Weapons"~X( Go figure.

Whats the matter, you work for a company that is HQ'd in NYC? You got your own laptop by any chance? If so, any other companies or wi-fi signals within 400 feet of your workstation? Try a sniffer program like the they use when war driving to find a wireless signal you can infiltrate nearby. Rogue access points are stoppable, but only while active, so don't install any hardware on your own network. Depending on encription levels you can get by with lots of high-jinks if you move about often...take a look around this site:
http://www.wardrive.net/wardriving/tools

:detective:

[Taygrd]

Great site Goose. Love the hamon. Those Yari are great Dontanuki, a lot of detail went into them. Got some studing to do. Thanks.

Had to wait till I got to the abode to get to the site. I prefer to keep a low profile and out of trouble-Prisons are best viewed from the outside and at a distance=))

[goose710]

Taygrd
I found this site about a year ago, have some really good stuff on there from time to time. it goes fast, it's where i bought my wac. blink and it's gone. i visit there every day as i'm always looking for the exteraordinary.
a good reference site
da goose710