A question about that Japanese sword.

[Krull]

Ok you will all think I'm nut's but-I don't buy a sword if I can't use it! so reason #1 I bought it was these two things:

1-it has a good,real blade,I gave it a little flex and it's fit to go;no parade thinny little squirt here it's close to 1/4 thick and nice and blade heavy.

2-it's not hard to disassemble,unscrew one bolt and one nut and it'll pop apart just fine-the parts can be stowed for later reassembly.

So...who would like to make a handel and scabbard? it'll be a few months before I can afford the job but I want to fish around now and see who'll bite

It'll be a combo of aluminum;micarta;and brass;not too complicated the scabbard will be Kydex for ease of care.

I'm about 100% sure I'm gonna do this,seems a waste to let an old fighter go without a new lease on life.

 

[Dave Rishar]

Duct tape.

(Just kidding.)

You'll probably need someone handy to do this. The tolerances need to be pretty exact in order for the finished product to be safe.

 

[Krull]

Daniel Koster? just a knife maker who can (make) the parts and attach them is what I need...as I said it has a bolt through the handel and a nut on the pommel so it should just pop apart,then we can just slide the new one on and put in the new bolt/nut and it'll be ready to go.

Speaking of which....why did they make swords that couldn't be taken apart?? seems a good idea to be able to service the tang and/or inspect it once in awhile...a rusty tang can lead to blade flight!

 

[Dave Rishar]

Why were some swords made that couldn't be disassembled?

Probably because it's easier to make them that way. Also, a theory of mine is that actual, regular use tended to destroy the blades fairly quickly, making a repairable handle a useless feature at best.