Japanese sword [Archive]

trevor3999

Jul 11, 2007, 02:35

I bought a katana and there is symbolic Japanese engraving on it, can anyone tell me what this means in english go to this webpage i had to break it into parts cause this site wouldnt let me post whole web address
amazon
.com/gp/product/customer-images/B000OCTMN0/
ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all/104-2698905-0443955?ie=
UTF8&s=sporting-goods#gallery

Mike Cash

Jul 11, 2007, 03:59

www.tinyurl.com is your friend.

pugtm

Jul 11, 2007, 04:07

just a quick question are you planning on using that or is it just for decoration?

RockLee

Jul 11, 2007, 04:16

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/f0/ae/e912228348a090e7421b3110.L.jpg

This is a bit easier. :)

Mike Cash

Jul 11, 2007, 04:46

just a quick question are you planning on using that or is it just for decoration?

Dude, it's battle ready! Be a darned shame not to slice somebody up. Should have gotten a ninja sword so he could do it secretly and not worry about prosecution.

pugtm

Jul 11, 2007, 04:48

dude, don't encourage the backyard ninja's. after they do whatever they come to class and we are the ones who will have to deal with all the nonsense they did.
I seriously hope you were joking.

trevor3999

Jul 11, 2007, 10:04

of course its just for decoration but i need to know what it says, can someone tell me

nice gaijin

Jul 11, 2007, 10:31

Calligraphy is tough to read, but looks like "Made in China"

undrentide

Jul 11, 2007, 10:42

I don't think it is neither Japanese nor Chinese - it seems to be some other Asian language.
Uyghur?
http://www.nacos.com/moji/85-1.htm
Phagspa script?
http://www.nacos.com/moji/85-2.htm
Manju?
http://www.nacos.com/moji/85-3.htm

I have no clue...:relief:

nhk9

Jul 11, 2007, 15:22

Looks like "Manchu" script to me

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/manchu.htm

Manchukuo was a puppet "state" controlled by Imperial Japan that used to exist before the end of WWII. Maybe this blade was made in that country during that time.

hkBattousai

Jul 11, 2007, 20:17

Calligraphy is tough to read, but looks like "Made in China"
"Made in China" ??? :blush::blush:
You cracked me up, i'm falling from my chair... :D:D:D
Do you imagine if ever it was that way? You buy a katana for hundreds of bucks and it's written "Made in China" on it!! :cool:

nice gaijin

Jul 12, 2007, 00:52

Glad you got a laugh out of it, it I were the OP I probably wouldn't find it funny though ;)

seriously I can't read it, it doesn't look like Japanese to me.

RockLee

Jul 12, 2007, 01:02

It's not Japanese, to be honest it looks like korean to me. :S