Showing posts with label samurai swords. antiques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label samurai swords. antiques. Show all posts

Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Cutting Edge.



These two swords are part of my over seas collection
They are huge maybe 6 feet tall.
Here they are inside a leather casing at the bottom of which are wheels to roll them with.

They are too heavy to carry let alone fight with
So I assume the fighters using them, had to be very powerful men.

They have rings I believe, so they may have a rope put through them , enabling the sword to be slung over the shoulder.
I don't have any more info about them but I really like them :)



Here is another shot of them
The sword being pulled out of the casing


The sword with an inscription I can't tell what language its in

The handle with a metal ring



the ring

The wheels at the bottom of the leather casing enabling the sword to be wheeled on the ground instead of carried.



The top handles of the swords . You see the locking device at the top, keeping the sword inside so it doesn't slide out for no reason.
There is a metal piece on top either for hanging or for the rope or both.

I couldn't resist getting them because I couldn't believe how heavy they were and even today to take the sword out of the casing is not for the frail and weak.
You need muscle.

Makes me think I better hit the gym again lol

Have a good one.