67" Odachi

Rusty

Rusty

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Let's see if this link works; if it does, click on the Samurai/Ninja link.

Anyway, has 40" blade with 27" handle. Under $300. Made by Ritter Steel for Knight's Edge. Anyone know about the quality of the line? They talk a good line, but then so does Atlanta Cutlery/Windlass Steel.

http://www.knightsedge.com/
 
it looks pretty good for the money.
i keep seeing people argue over the name!
its so funny, like it makes a damn bit of difference.
an o dachi is generally not for use. a temple offering
a no-dachi is generally for use. a field sword.

otherwise, they are basically the same sword. the odachis can be gigantic, but usually they are just bigger than normal, like a nodachi.

same sword, different purpose.

anyway, rusty, why are you looking at a nodachi? do you want to try out a crazy big katana?

there is an unbelievable sense of power in wiedling these things.
it is a highly addictive drug.
 
I already have a double-edged MRI Ravenna sword. It's 58" OAL, so tip on the floor, I can just hook the pommel under my nose if I stretch.

There are two swords there with 40" blades, one the Giant Samurai with 27" handle, and the other is 40" with 14" handle for 54" OAL. I hold both wrists directly in front of me and get 24" wrist to chest.

I picked up a copy of the July 2004 Blade magazine and starting on page 12 is an article it about the longer japanese swords that are coming out lately

My Everest katana by way of an example, has a 26" blade and is 36" OAL. Per Phil Hartsfield in the above article, a proper length is about an inch off the ground when held down with a slightly bent elbow. I'll be dipped if the EK isn't a perfect fit for me by that standard.

But the one I've absolutely loved since I first picked it up is my Small Tibetan sword: 23" blade, 31&1/2" OAL. For my two hands it is a delightful hand-and -a-half sword. Plenty of room for both hands on it's 8&1/2" handle.

Anyway, for me the 54" OAL/40" bladed sword shown on the link might be interesting.
 
Well, their "medieval" collection scares me a bit.

Like this grossly inaccurate "viking" sword:
viking-chief-sword-2046t.jpg

Got to handle this beast, and it is more fit for movies than use.

The best looking one on the site is definitely the Odachi.

Keith
 
Rusty, you know better than to worry about sizing.
Like you probably know, if it feels good to you, then use it!
When you are fighting, you take proper distance with your footwork and the sword will do what the sword will do.

I guess my best way to put it is this , the lazier the warrior, the bigger his sword.
 
That is a cool sword. You gotta have your stances or kamae good for swords that size, or you'll topple right over!

I'm still looking for a 72" dha. :D
 
Some of 16th century swords are that long. They were battlefield swords used as an alternative to lance. They usually got blunt edge near handguards not to chip nor break, and to grip with gauntlet.
Tokugawa dynasty banned any irregular sized katana. 400 years later, those regulations became history and tradition. One must admit the long swords became rare not because of its incapability.

Still I don't believe Ritter steel employed the design for functionality. They have reverse edge katana, which was invented in late 20th century in a comic book.
 
Speaking of which...did you look at their sword hangers? I wonder if we could get them to add a line of Khukri hangers with the fat guy from the HI site?

http://store.yahoo.com/yhst-7333098713883/index.html

I bet they could sell a million of them...(claim here publicly that I get one free for every ten they sell if they do it) to Khuk lovers everywhere!
 
I believe DIJs odachis was 10x the cost of this one, and that was at 75% off the true value!

Caveat surfer.

Keith
 
there are four kinds of economy type nodachi available.
1. aluminum wallhangers
2. stainless steel wallhangers
3. carbon steel users
4. spring steel stage combat blades.

Being an ex-ren faire guy, I had the stage combat type swords.
I had one from Highland Steele and one from Starfire Swords.
They were bnoth in the 300$ range. Not accurate in the tsuba and handle area, but built for lots of use and abuse.

I dont know much about the other types.
knocreto in tokyo sells a 6 foot long aluminum nodachi, but it aint worth spit!
 
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