It's a Masahiro, can't remember the model. Tsuba has a samurai holding a war fan - $5 plus shipping.
I also have a Masahiro Butterfly.
I like the heft, but they skimped on the fittings. The handle has plastic rayskin and the blade tended to stick in the saya until it was worked a bit.
It's OK for tameshigiri with a drawn blade - but I wouldn't practice Iai with it. The lack of a metal reinforced mouth to the saya worries me. I've heard stories of them splitting in the hand...
It's a Masahiro, can't remember the model. Tsuba has a samurai holding a war fan - $5 plus shipping.
I also have a Masahiro Butterfly.
I like the heft, but they skimped on the fittings. The handle has plastic rayskin and the blade tended to stick in the saya until it was worked a bit.
It's OK for tameshigiri with a drawn blade - but I wouldn't practice Iai with it. The lack of a metal reinforced mouth to the saya worries me. I've heard stories of them splitting in the hand...
Swabrow 2 years ago
What sword is that? The Masahiro "Fuji" or the Sakura?
algrennathan 2 years ago