Jacques D.

The samurai had the right of life and death over the other castes, armed or not...

The mass of the steel remains the same, but the weight of a sword depends on its sugata and the number of polishings it has received; thickening stones have not yet been invented.

Wearing a sword should not be confused with owning one. It has never been compulsory to shorten a sword you keep at home. Many swords have been hoarded from the moment they were made, and have never been worn and then never suriage

https://www.dictiona...om/browse/redundancy Have you opened this book at least once? And this is just one example - I can name many others in French, English and Japanese. https://www.amazon.f...-Guide/dp/0870115626

What's new and undocumented elsewhere? Another treasure (not available in english): It lists all the historical figures and facts, laws, major companies, etc. in Japanese history https://www.aventure...naire-histoire-japon Available free of charge here https://www.persee.fr/collection/dhjap

It's a pity this book isn't available in English, because it's a real treasure. It's a thesis written by Robert Buravoy in which he demonstrates that the genealogy of the Myochin school of armor-making is largely invented, at least for the 15/16th century.This kind of book is a real plus for those who are interested in the world of samurai and their equipment and want to go beyond the commonly published popularization. I do have the original thesis published in 2008 https://www.persee.f...2018_t22_0181_0000_3

It's redundant: all famous swords have been the subject of numerous publications. We learn nothing new.

Chinese fake

Redundancy.

Nihonto meikan translation by Markus Sesko For once, the photos show that the quality of the work is not that good

That never meant they are art swords (with some exceptions as always) The problem is knowing the difference between an art sword and a simple practical one

The hozon means that the mei is genuine and that it is a traditionally made sword. Nothing else.

Many nihonto are not works of art, a kazu uchi mono (a large proportion of Hozon are) can be used without any problem.

Sensei of this school practice Battodo with shinto swords (click on battodo) http://eej.free.fr/

I don't see any machi