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Originally Posted by kronckew
Polished rayskin is OK for scabbards, it's fairly slick for a grip, the bumpy unpolished is better.
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Exactly!
All European and Japanese swords I have with rayskin hilts are unpolished.
I have seen polished rayskin grips on some Chinese swords but I have serious doubts about them.
Genuine antique Chinese fighting swords had generally wrapped textile grips.