Honebami Tohshiro Bone Cutter

[Baba Yaga]

 

[Scogg]

I especially like the part where it survived the 'Osaka Natsu No Jin' where Osaka Castle went through a fire - and the sword was found in the moat unscathed

Did the sword will itself to safety? Or was the tossing of the sword into the moat someones final act? Really sparks the imagination and awe

Very cool, and thank you for sharing

[Bazza]

I recall reading somewhere that even as the castle was burning the Toyotomi samurai passed swords down to the Tokugawa samurai by rope to save them.  Anyone have more details??

 

BaZZa.

[Baba Yaga]

From what is written, the sword was saved by hiding it in a water moat close to the residence. It's reasonable to assume the sword was kept on the higher levels for safety reasons. 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

Yes, an amazing story. 

 

(Warning. AI performing guesswork & struggling. The pronunciations of 50% of the Japanese names, places and eras are plain wrong and best ignored!)

[Scogg]

  On 7/20/2023 at 3:49 PM, Bugyotsuji said:

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(The pronunciations of 50% of the Japanese names, places and eras are best ignored!)

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Phew! Having only ever read these terms, I was concerned my pronunciations were wayyyy off on some of those

Good to hear!

[Jussi Ekholm]

I think it is great that people are making videos about swords. Hopefully they catch wide audience.

 

I think one unfortunate part of the history of that particular blade is missing from the video. It is actually saiha. It was burned in the Great Fire of Meireki (1657), and later retempered by 3rd Yasutsugu.

 

 

[Baba Yaga]

  On 7/20/2023 at 4:50 PM, Jussi Ekholm said:

I think it is great that people are making videos about swords. Hopefully they catch wide audience.

 

I think one unfortunate part of the history of that particular blade is missing from the video. It is actually saiha. It was burned in the Great Fire of Meireki (1657), and later retempered by 3rd Yasutsugu.

 

 

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I had to look that up  Saiha; one of the eight gods of the koyomi

[Jussi Ekholm]

For this blade I meant saiha (再刃), retempered.