Hi there,
Actually You're right, chisel is not the traditional Japanese samurai sword grind, but there has been chisel ground blades. I believe both the Kata-kiri-ba and Kata-shinogi grinds would classify as chisel. These have been popular during two periods (Kamakura : 1192-1335 and Azuchi-momoyama : 1575-1605), but only on shorter swords.
Best wishes, Staba-san
Longshot : Jim : Are You by any chance related to James C. March?
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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. - Wittgenstein
Actually You're right, chisel is not the traditional Japanese samurai sword grind, but there has been chisel ground blades. I believe both the Kata-kiri-ba and Kata-shinogi grinds would classify as chisel. These have been popular during two periods (Kamakura : 1192-1335 and Azuchi-momoyama : 1575-1605), but only on shorter swords.
Best wishes, Staba-san
Longshot : Jim : Are You by any chance related to James C. March?
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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. - Wittgenstein