Tsuka: 11.25”
Blade/Nagasa Length: 28.5” (without habaki)
Sori: .78”
Moto-haba: 1.3”
Saki-haba: .98”
Motokasane: .301”
Sakikasane: .24”
The sword was remounted with fittings from Fred Lohman and the Man in Black.
Ito - Black Silk in Shonai-zuka over black samegawa
Saya - Gloss Black with pearl fade (gray to white to red)cherry blossom stencil work. Horn koiguchi, kurikata, and kojiri
Fuchi/kashira/tsuba: Loman floral theme
www.japanese-swords.com/fuchi...
I cannot find the tsuba on their site but I suspect Lohman.
(Edit 2-2-22 - tsuba appears to be from Yamato - www.yamatobudogu.com/collecti...)
Menuki - copper sukashi pieces made by the Man in Black in cherry theme
Seppa - custom copper pieces to match
This is a Rick Barrett Katana made from 1075 steel. This blade is in a polish that does not bring out as much detail. It is somewhat pale and harder to see the details. That said, in the right light you can make out a lot of really interesting activity in the blade. It is not folded but Rick Barrett has a way of bringing out lots of details in the steel. There are banding effects in the steel but you have to get a bit closer to see them. The hamon is also very wilde and that is almost a trademark of a Rick Barrett blade. This blade has been used a lot of iaido and cutting. The polish has lots of scratches and the edge has some minor damage. There are blemishes and such that are easy to see in the photos. They could be fixed with a polish but the blade is still very sharp, strait, and ready for use.
The blade feels like a good heavy cutter. It has a geometry that supports hard target cutting and it feels like it would do that job in the hand. Agile enough to control but hefty enough to do some of the work for you when you throw the tip out.
This a quick look at the previous mount and some usage - • Rick Barrett Mantis Th...
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