Comments on: A Real Katana http://malnurturedsnay.net/2008/09/28/a-real-katana/ Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Curious http://malnurturedsnay.net/2008/09/28/a-real-katana/comment-page-1/#comment-219435 Curious Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:24:51 +0000 http://malnurturedsnay.net/?p=4041#comment-219435 I don't believe in "heroes", but I do believe in heroic actions. And heroes or not, i believe we should all be grateful for the family members that make it back from any war. I know that thousands of swords were forged at the beginning of WWII, mostly cheap replicas of actual Shinken's, to boost soldier moral and give them the samurai "spirit" that the katana embodies. I have heard that within those thousands of cheap replica's are a rare amount of priceless swords that could date back to pre-Tokugawa Japan. Have you ever had it appraised? Underneath the handle, on the tang of the blade, there should be the signature of the swordsmith. You may possibly have a museum quality blade, and even if not, the history behind it makes it just as priceless. There are very few pre-Tokugawa blades around, since the majority were burned when swords were banned in Japan, so I'm just curious... I don’t believe in “heroes”, but I do believe in heroic actions. And heroes or not, i believe we should all be grateful for the family members that make it back from any war.
I know that thousands of swords were forged at the beginning of WWII, mostly cheap replicas of actual Shinken’s, to boost soldier moral and give them the samurai “spirit” that the katana embodies. I have heard that within those thousands of cheap replica’s are a rare amount of priceless swords that could date back to pre-Tokugawa Japan.
Have you ever had it appraised? Underneath the handle, on the tang of the blade, there should be the signature of the swordsmith. You may possibly have a museum quality blade, and even if not, the history behind it makes it just as priceless. There are very few pre-Tokugawa blades around, since the majority were burned when swords were banned in Japan, so I’m just curious…

]]> By: Sometimes Saintly Nick http://malnurturedsnay.net/2008/09/28/a-real-katana/comment-page-1/#comment-216007 Sometimes Saintly Nick Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:55:03 +0000 http://malnurturedsnay.net/?p=4041#comment-216007 My father was in WWII and fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. He never talked about the war, even when he was drinking. After his death, I found several small journals that Dad used as diaries during the war. As I read through them, I began to understand why he never talked about the war. My father was in WWII and fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. He never talked about the war, even when he was drinking.

After his death, I found several small journals that Dad used as diaries during the war. As I read through them, I began to understand why he never talked about the war.

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