Murata-tō
Murata-tō were blades that of an alloy of Tamahagane and foreign industrial steel were forged and often polished to a mirror shine. Unlike traditionally made Nihontō , they were made from a single type of steel and hardened in oil. This also allows them to be distinguished from traditionally manufactured swords, as only water-hardened swords have so-called never-crystals. In addition, Murata-Tō are often provided with an arsenal number. The idea for these swords came from General Tsuneyoshi Murata , who developed not only swords but also rifles and bayonets and who gave this type of swords its name. The swords originated mainly shortly before and during the Russo-Japanese War at the beginning of the 20th century. Many of these swords were shaped like the Kogarasu-maru and had a double-edged point. They occurred mainly in Shikitō , but also occasionally in Kyū-Guntō and Shin-Guntō .
literature
- Hakusui, Inami, Nippon-Tō, The Japanese Sword , Kyoei Printing Co. 1948
Web links
- Murata-tō . ohmura-study.net, archived from the original on March9, 2015; accessed on February 2, 2016(English, original website no longer available).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hakusui, Inami, Nippon-Tō, The Japanese Sword , p. 151 f.
- ↑ Hakusui, Inami, Nippon-Tō, The Japanese Sword , p. 152
- ↑ Japanese Sword History . Archived from the original on January 9, 2013 ; accessed on February 2, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Hakusui, Inami, Nippon-Tō, The Japanese Sword , p. 151