fan Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 hi all, from your experience, what is the thinnest kasane that you have come across? i am trying to find out what might be the thinnest kasane acceptable that a sword may be made to. tired swords not withstanding. i have a rusty blade with about 3mm kasane and the nakago is the same and thinner, so it does not look like it was polished down. anyone else have thin blades? eric Quote
Henry Wilson Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 I have read somewhere about swords made in the very beginning of nihonto history (around the pre-heian period) are so thin that if held with the surface of the blade towards the ground (as opposed to the cutting edge) that the blade would slightly bend under it's own weight. I think it has been concluded that they would not be much use in a fight and were probably used for ceremonial purposes. Quote
fan Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Posted September 29, 2006 thanks henry, yes, a floppy sword would not be very useful. the blade i have is definitely not pre heian or close to that age. it has about 14" nagasa and so is still stiff due to its proportion. still, i have never seen anything that thin and was wondering if it is characteristic of any particular school or style. eric Quote
David Flynn Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 Eric, perhaps it is a boys katana Quote
Bungo Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 have a O-kissaki O-suriage wak newly polished by Big Mo............ very thin but no core steel showing. From the mune , it's about 2.25 mm throughout. Milt THE ronin Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 hi all,..... i have a rusty blade with about 3mm kasane and the nakago is the same and thinner, so it does not look like it was polished down. anyone else have thin blades? eric Some old nagamaki, which are mostly naoshi now, were made with a very thin kasane of ~3 mm or less. What does the shape of this blade look like? Shinogi zukuri? Hira zukuri? Thanks. fd Quote
fan Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Posted September 29, 2006 the blade is a regular shinogi zukuri shape and pretty deep mihaba, proportionally. it is at about 2.5 cm. it has a short, tanto like nakago and so does not seem suriage. no core steel showing. it has maru mune as well.... eric Quote
ironchef. Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 Eric, We should get together sometime. I'd like to see what you have in your collection. :D Ricky Quote
fan Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Posted September 29, 2006 yes, good idea, but i gotta get the digital camera working first. Quote
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