11-04-2022, 09:25 AM
I've got two iaido swords - actually they are more like tameshigeri swords (iaido = blade drawing and re-sheathing, tameshigeri = cutting tatami mats). My first katana is a reconditioned gunto (WWII military issue) that I traded a foil blade for with some chump back in High School. The second is an Oscar Kolombatovich made blade that was lying about AFS as a sample and eventually donated to the DM sword arsenal, and remounted by DM into fittings from an off-the-rack replica that AFS used to carry - astonishingly, it fit with only some minor modification. Both are tempered steel and sharp (not razor but enough to cut my fingers if I mess up).
I also have the recently acquired wakizashi which is exquisite. The more I look at the details, the more I am in awe of its aesthetic gorgeousness. The adornment is so fine that I need my glasses to see it fully. That one is razor, but I'd never cut with it. I'm thinking I need a display rack just for this piece. It deserves it.
I also have a ninja-to. Acquired to complete DMs required D00M ninja outfit. Do any of us still fit into our ninja outfits?
The other members of the dojo all wield aluminum bladed Tozando katana. They are the best supplier, in Japan... Here's their site (check those prices) https://tozandoshop.com
DM really can't afford another sword. Dm has so many swords... Not quite 3 digits of units in the collection yet. Maybe half of that. Maybe more... No, no more swords Dm. Stop. Just stop...
I also have the recently acquired wakizashi which is exquisite. The more I look at the details, the more I am in awe of its aesthetic gorgeousness. The adornment is so fine that I need my glasses to see it fully. That one is razor, but I'd never cut with it. I'm thinking I need a display rack just for this piece. It deserves it.
I also have a ninja-to. Acquired to complete DMs required D00M ninja outfit. Do any of us still fit into our ninja outfits?
The other members of the dojo all wield aluminum bladed Tozando katana. They are the best supplier, in Japan... Here's their site (check those prices) https://tozandoshop.com
DM really can't afford another sword. Dm has so many swords... Not quite 3 digits of units in the collection yet. Maybe half of that. Maybe more... No, no more swords Dm. Stop. Just stop...
Shadow boxing the apocalypse