Musashi Shirasaya Straight Katana | Review and Cut test | Kult of Athena

[@JL-kw6mt]

How does the Hanwei Blind Fury Zatoichi Sword ($165) compare to this one?

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

This sword has a FAKE hamon, but the shape, finish & feel of the sword were better than I thought they would be. It is also full tang, but was incredibly hard to get the sword apart as it had a tight fit & some rubbery glue on the tang. The grip & saya are also teardrop shaped with the thin side towards the edge, helps feel where the edge is & which way it's facing since with no curve an oval handle wouldn't allow you to feel which direction the edge is in

[@SigismundSonOfDorn]

Im small individual (5'7") so it'd be decently sized for me

[@HittoTheAssassin]

I'm 5'5... Your tall to me😅😓

[@windigowhispers]

There is a few bits of info that are false i have the curved version of this sword and it is not heat treated the way he says its a brushed hamon

[@fransthefox9682]

Yeah I noticed the fake Hamon too.

[@DontKeeptheFaith]

God, I'm so ready for monsters. Where are they?

[@Lantern3814357]

Great review! I was I could get that with a slightly longer handle and shorter blade.

[@gitgudscrubadub4941]

The edge isn't tampered differently I'm almost positive all musashis hamons are wire brushed

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Musashi s Musha swords definitely have fake hamons but their moslre expensive swords, even 9nes at about $130 & up, often have real hamons. Although they tend to be made from one steel type.

[@FrancesStudios]

Is that a real hamon?

[@siano7449]

Overdrive

[@FrancesStudios]

@@siano7449 jojo reference

[@fransthefox9682]

My main problem with this review is that he said it's differentially hardened, but the Hamon is brushed.

[@peope1976]

Odd to cut with a blade in storage-fittings. Shirasaya was how a blade could be more easily stored when not in use.

[@HittoTheAssassin]

correct. the Shikomizue was a hidden sword.

[@hernancastillo7511]

Zatoichi, no musachi

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

I did a video using one of these swords as a base to make a Korean Jikdo; Korean single edge, straight bladed katana like sword with minimal guard. This sword has a FAKE hamon, but the shape, finish & feel of the sword were better than I thought they would be. It is also full tang, but was incredibly hard to get the sword apart as it had a tight fit & some rubbery glue on the tang. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqu8dKpqbMSBiqc

[@hohanrodanrodan9624]

Great video as always, though I think it's worth mentioning that shirasaya is just for mounting or storing a blade, not for functionality. I can see a lot of customer complaints about the bamboo pin breaking easily.

[@hohanrodanrodan9624]

Could see that is.

[@fransthefox9682]

He also said that it's differentially hardened, but the Hamon is fake.

[@KF1]

It's not so much a concern about the pin breaking as the wood handle splitting along it's seam. The cloth wrap on katana handles does a lot for the overall integrity. Could easily wrap it and all would be well in the cosmos.

[@snoopytheace4487]

it comes from an old Japanese movie series called Zatoichi, the blind swordsman. his cane is a sword so it is supposed to look like this. now this particular one is from the 2003 remake.

[@markpetela5286]

How many times u going to repeat urself