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Well.. ive always wanted to use this sword in some sort of deviation... and ive been to busy to do anything good with it.. so why not a photo? heh
It weighs about 1kg which may not sound so much, but you technically dont "hold" that 1kg since its in the blade, not the hilt. Meaning its heavy

It has a couple dragons on the hilt which arent really visible... its quite a simple sword.. and its not sharp (im more afraid of cutting my finger with scissors than this) but the tip is still deathly pointy.. so you can still stab with it.... heh

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its 29 inches (74cm) from the tip of the blade to the hand-guard on the hilt.

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apparently this sword is a piece of junk... that resembles stuff on the internet like ninja-to's or whatever.... well, its a pretty good piece of junk considering its "time"...
my father bought this while i was still in my mothers womb from a trash and treasure place... so this sword *could* easily pre-date the existence of internet sword-junk.... but.... oh well

~pepernootje Jul 8, 2009

were do you got that sword?

~Vylen Jul 9, 2009

You mean where did i get it?
A type of car-boot sale...

~FMAfanatic07 Sep 20, 2008 Photographer

That's pretty heavy Counter-balance for a sword

~Vylen Sep 21, 2008

i dont know much about swords so i dont know whats heavy or normal heh

~FMAfanatic07 Sep 22, 2008 Photographer

@_@

~Lurkily Aug 16, 2008

The ninja-to is kind of a myth. The closest thing to a ninja-to as hollywood depicts it was a straight iron katana, sometimes shorter than most katana, that was meant to be disposable. It was worthless for holding an edge or a serious swordfight, but on the other hand could be abandoned if needed, and if abandoned or the ninja killed, could not be traced to a maker.

The ninja-to historically was quite likely simply whatever sword a ninja happened to be carrying. He obviously would not carry a sword that marked him as a ninja; if he had to carry a sword publicly, he would likely try to pass as a soldier or a samurai, which means a normal katana. Nobody really knows for sure, though - ninja, of course, were not only legendary in status in their day, which encouraged rumors, but also actively encouraged baseless speculation and disinformation.

There IS a straight katana with a differential heat-treatment though - the chokuto was developed around the same time as the differential heat treatment. This heat treatment is what gave the katana it's curve and a hard edge resistant to cracking -- the chokuto is thought to have been made before the curve was accepted, in an attempt to keep the blade straight during the application of the differential treatment.

~Vylen Aug 19, 2008

thanks for the rather informative reply...

all makes pretty sense...

~Lurkily Aug 19, 2008

Welcome. It's based in part on knowledge gleaned from an article from SwordForum. [link] A wonderful resource for people interested in swords, whether it be forging, the different types of sword, the evolution of the form of swords, or the techniques of their use.

~Hesht Jun 3, 2008 Hobbyist Writer

That's a Ninjato, isn't it? Resembling a katana, but with a straight blade and hilt. Very awesome sword, dude

~xEroax Jul 14, 2005 Digital Artist

thats quite a nice sword! is it sharp?

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