What is it about a delicately hand made sword that seems to simply wrap a person in? Held in the hand, a broad, smooth and heavy sword seems to have a nearly spiritual feel. In the example of an old sword that has actually been carried onto the battle field, these clever attributes are only even more extreme. What stories a sword such as one of these could tell if it only could talk out loud.

During the Time Prior to Blackpowder

There used to be a period in long-lost centuries back, far before the age of blackpowder when the ownership of a quality crafted blade would have a great say in a mans social class and positioning in his group or clan. To own one back then would have taken the equal amount of what would nowadays be up to an entire year's salaries.

The Amazing Feel of a Heavy Sword in the Hand

While the financial investment of a finely crafted sword has come down in cost, when factored in for increase in prices, the feel that a premium quality sword lends to he who wields it has not varied in the slightest amount. This especially holds true in a precision forged Japanese blade.

Several Layers of Steel

It was the Japanese who created the art of folding repetitively the steel during the process of forging, to make a final product that many times had many of layers of steel all bound and layered together. The final result, was a sword that could be sharpened to a razor sharp edge and could very easily withstand the impacts of other blades in battle.

Blades in the Motion Pictures

Films have for the past 25 years or so been a good place for the people who treasure the beauty of blades to spoil themselves with both the older and the recent. There are so many fantasy fiction films. Every Last one with creative new conceptions of how a sword could have been in some far away location, in some other time. Then there are other more realistic films, with their swords a great deal more truer to historical existance. A true pleasure and a veritable banquet for the eyes for the history geek.