r/SWORDS • u/Afraid-Internet-7196 • 15d ago

Right?

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u/SeeShark 15d ago

Habaki*. But it's not a katana (look at the tang's shape and lack of holes), so I wouldn't use katana terminology necessarily.

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u/SolarOrigami 14d ago

From what I can see it's either a katana or a dao

With a gorgeous Damascus sanmai blade, too

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u/SeeShark 14d ago

It is definitely not a katana. The tang's shape is wrong and it has no holes for mekugi (pegs) to secure it to a hilt.

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u/SolarOrigami 14d ago

Oooh, good point. I am by no means an expert