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Masahide and Russian steel

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G'day all,

 

I'm researching different steels used in nihonto during the shinto and shinshinto periods. I've come across a source that quotes Masahides's book "Kenko Hiden Shi" and states that along with Namban tetsu comming from India and Holland tetsu comming from the Dutch that "Russian tetsu" was also being used. I have never heard of Russina steel in nihonto. Can anybody else colaborate the use of Russian steel??

 

As far as Holland tetsu goes, I have heard some opinions that it was in fact "English Shear steel" but can find no reference to the fact. Has anybody seen this in print as well?

 

cheers,

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