revisiting the vine katana 

Thank you frog, that means a lot.

I just wanted to second that! Image quality has definitely gotten a significant boost - and you seem to be getting the hang of zooming and “stuff” quite nicely! 👍🏻 Keep up the good work, Brother! ☺️

@peterchristiansen9695 thank you for that it is much appreciated

@SaschaKremers definitely agree with you. If it wasn't like that, it would have been way better.

@preparedsurvivalist2245 that's because, that's what most people can afford

Thank you Karl, and yes some katanas look better without a bohi, but this one just flows well, except for that darn koshira,but it doesn't mean all of them are like that.

I do believe it's an alloy metal, maybe steel.

⁠​⁠@@gargoylesbladeEspecially interesting (imho at least) about this particular style of tsuba, is that it ‘echoes’ a type of sword-guard used on very early (kotō) styles of tachi. That is; when observed from the front, as you have filmed it in this video. 🙂 One of the first distinctly Japanese types of ‘tachi proper’ was initially modeled on Tang dao (from Tang dynasty China). At the Imperial court of Heian era Japan a highly decorative style of koshirae thus developed into what is known as ‘kazari tachi’ or ‘kaza tachi’. However; the tsuba on these ‘court’-tachi were much more elaborate in construction than what we understand today as the ‘standard’ tsuba (i.e. basically a flattened disc-guard). The original tsuba on kazari tachi were much thicker and sculpted (partially hollow, I suspect), when observed from the side. But as the more “modern” katana-tsuba illustrates, it was essentially a type of thick (if short) cross-guard, with a wavy loop on either side - thus giving it a somewhat circular (or indeed disc shaped) appearance when observed directly from the front. ⚔️🤓

@peterchristiansen9695 good points, thank you for the info

@@gargoylesbladeThank you! 👍🏻 (I just made some edits, btw…) ☺️

@@peterchristiansen9695 many thanks my friend

@armoredsweatpants3997 thank you armor

Thank you frog, it's a nice katana to use, and handles well

Thank you tempest, much appreciated

@JiyuKishiParn it's a nice one, it's one I like to

Thank you tonedeaf, I think this is one of my better videos I've done in this style.

@@gargoylesblade definitely is!