A mysterious Transylvanian sword : a Sino-Japanese influence possible ?

tom hyle · 1st May 2005, 01:08 AM

And the hamon on a Japanese sword usually goes into the habiki, though the edge bit on a pinch-welded one I know stops considerably short of the blade base, much as is seen on some Oceanic SE Asian work. However, I think I do see folding grain to the steel; this is not neccessarily a sign of Japaneseness or anything; it's what you see in Europe at the time. It's possible a Japanese sword (blade) was given an European polish; I just don't see any real sign of it.

1st May 2005, 01:08 AM	#14
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	and And the hamon on a Japanese sword usually goes into the habiki, though the edge bit on a pinch-welded one I know stops considerably short of the blade base, much as is seen on some Oceanic SE Asian work. However, I think I do see folding grain to the steel; this is not neccessarily a sign of Japaneseness or anything; it's what you see in Europe at the time. It's possible a Japanese sword (blade) was given an European polish; I just don't see any real sign of it.