stekemest Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 Hi, There are many sites on the internet that deal with the evolution of the tachi/katana, but I've never seen one that particularly deals with wakizashi. What I'm looking for is especially an explanation of the sugata/sori-change over time, like the one on this page: http://www.local.ee/nihonto/ajalugu.html Is there anything like that for wakizashi blade styles? I know that it's not so easy to determine a sword's age just by its shape, but I think it could be helpful for swords where the hamon/hada can't be seen. Thank you very much and please excuse my bad English, Peter Quote
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 LOL !! You're the first one to mention the site of my friend Valdek Laur (firts one about nihonto in estonian language) in the boards I'm in . Scroll down here http://www.local.ee/nihonto/index.html to read who gave him the details for those tables... :D There are others, from which this one has been elaborated, that gives you even pictures of the actual blades, but AFAIK noone about "companion swords" My 2 cents : till to a certain period mainly an Hirazukuri Tanto, then (possibly) either a Sunnobi or a Kodachi (close to a katana lenght)/Chiisagatana that later was shortened to the wakizashi lenght. A generalization, I know. It's an intriguing suggestion to make a table for companion/backup swords to match with the Daito ones... Quote
stekemest Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Posted May 1, 2007 Thank you, Carlo. Unfortunately, I can't read estonian, so I don't understand much on this page. I just liked the pictures. :D Quote
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 I can't read estonian, so I don't understand much on this page. Want to know a secret ? Me too... :lol: Quote
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