Sword Appreciation

 Some sword appreciation. 

Our member Ayaka's first experience with Nihonto and odachi.  This sword is not used by our school, but makes for an interesting conversation piece. 

For more information about the Vancouver Eishin Ryu Iaido Club, please contact us at:

@vancouveriaido

vancouveriaido@hotmail.com 

www.vancouveriaido.com 

musojikideneishinryu.blogspot.ca

https://mjer-iaido.github.io/ja/

Classes run:

Student Recreation Centre, UBC

Saturday:  9:30am to 11:30am

Tuesday:  6:30pm to 8:00pm

Thursday:  6:30pm to 8:00pm

Marpole Community Centre

Friday:  5:45pm to 7:15pm

(Fall/Winter schedule)

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Odachi

Hanwei Odachi specs:

Nagasa: 125.6cm (4.124 shaku)

Nakago: 42.4cm

Motohaba: 3.85cm

Sakihaba: 3.05cm

Moto-gasane: 7.5mm

Moto-shinogi-gasane: 9.6mm

Saki-gasane: 5.4mm

Saki-shinogi-gasane: 7.4mm

Sori: 5.8cm

Kissaki: 6.7cm

Bare blade weight: 2,065g

Weight in koshirae: 2,575g

Steel: ?

Tsuka: 43.5cm

Tsuba: 8.25x7.7cm, thickness 7mm weight 138g

Fuchi: 49x26x14mm

Kashira: 45x26x48mm

Good read here:

https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/36505/hanwei-odachi

It appears that this sword may be a clone of this one:

http://japantrip.tripod.com/nodachi/tomomitsu.html

Other interesting links on Odachi:

https://www.ancient-code.com/the-norimitsu-odachi-a-3-77-meter-long-sword-a-sword-of-a-giant/

http://www.users.on.net/~coxm/?page=swords_niigata