Sword Identity need help :(

[SPDOmegaRanger]

Can anyone suggest what type of sword this is or a close one to it.

Also does anyone know one similar to the one pictured above but with like a indent(ive heard it called a blood tunnel thing) in the middle from the hilt to almost to the end of the tip of the blade

any help is much appreciated as i would love to try and find out what type of blade/sword was used, it reminds me alot of Blade's Sword

 

[SmilingOtter]

What movie/show is it from?

Sometimes it's called a blood groove, but it really has nothing to do with blood. It's more accurately called a fuller, and makes the blade both lighter and stronger.

 

[SPDOmegaRanger]

its from a show called Golden Knight Garo its a japan action show bloody good aswell

 

[Matsuo]

Gahh not the "blood groove" thing again, pipe down before the blade experts see this...They'll flip out and go all Ninja on us. :lol
It's called a "fuller" , they get pretty snippy about that subject... :confused

Fullers lighten the blade and at the same time make it more rigid, just like an I beam is more rigid than flat steel.

Neat blades, I'm sure they were custom made and if you page through any one of a number of cheapo blade sites you would likely find something that comes close or would make an adequate base for a custom.

*EDIT* I just looked it up and that particular blade pattern (in regards to Japanese swords) is called the "Ken", a straight, double edged blade. Maybe that will help you narrow your search.

M

 

[RedTwoX]

Originally posted by Matsuo@Mar 25 2006, 08:43 PM

*EDIT* I just looked it up and that  particular blade pattern  (in regards to Japanese swords) is called the "Ken", a straight, double edged blade. Maybe that will help you narrow your search.

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Ken is just the Japnese word for "sword". Kendo is ken=sword, do=the way of, The Way of the Sword. A wooden practice sword is a boken, bo=wood, ken=sword. I'm not an exprert, but I've never seen ken used to describe or name a particular partern of Japanses sword.

 

[Matsuo]

SPDOmegaRanger, look up Chinese swords, there are a lot more with that particular blade style than listed under Japanese swords.

Originally posted by RedTwoX@Mar 25 2006, 10:11 PM

Ken is just the Japnese word for "sword".  Kendo is ken=sword, do=the way of, The Way of the Sword.  A wooden practice sword is a boken, bo=wood, ken=sword.  I'm not an exprert, but I've never seen ken used to describe or name a particular partern of Japanses sword.

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Red, please look here, for the word "ken".
And here, For an image of blade types.
Aside from years of casual study on the subject, this is where I got my info.

From what I understand by this site and many others, Is that "ken" alone or as a prefix or suffix, is not the over all general word used for swords, but actually a sometimes generalized term for blades.

If the information on those sites is incorrect I apologise for passing it along. Generally I do my homework before instructing or correcting anyone.

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[Birdie]

Blade's sword has more of a tradititional Katana look, only with a straight blade. The Chines ken looks almost broad-swordish.

 

[Matsuo]

Yeah I noticed that a lot of the straight, double edged Chinese swords had a broadsword style tip as opposed to the turned up tip of some of the Japanese style swords. (often a feature of the single edged blades)

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