Want a 73 inch, 16lb katana?

[IronFist]

Here (http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&ITEM=WM-5000).

:eek:

If you click in the pic, it takes you to more pics (http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=WM-5000&LOCATION=PHOTOS&PHOTO_ID=15123).

It's the freaking claymore of katanas.

Hey, remember that guy in the Seven Samurai who had that huge sword? Is this like that?

This company seems to make weapons based on history, video games, and fantasy. I bet there's actually a market for that. Didn't somebody in a Final Fantasy game have this (http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&ITEM=SHI001) sword?

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

lol (http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/WM/BC-006M.jpg)

i think its the one tidus uses in ffx, but i could be wrong.

by way of his avatar, which is total sweetness btw, im guessing xebby could confirm that.

[PHILBERT]

Usually a katana wasn't 73 inches long. Once they hit a certain length they'd change names. Tanto, wakashi, katana, tachi, no dachi, etc.

[HopGar]

I'm no video game expert but I believe that sword was used by sephiroth in FF7.

Peace

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

[edit] arg hopgar beat me to it. now i got to add a quote too. if someone asked me what the worst part of this whole bone marrow transplant experience was i could honestly dial up.


phillbert ....
Usually a katana wasn't 73 inches long. Once they hit a certain length they'd change names. Tanto, wakashi, katana, tachi, no dachi, etc.


yeah whatever nerd.

anyway, i looked in my final fantasy 10 strategy guid and it's not the one tidus used. if i had to guess i'd say it was from 7 cause that seems to be everyone's favorite and i never got a chance to play any of the ones on ps1 cause i went stright from genisis to ps2.

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by IronFist
Here (http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&ITEM=WM-5000).

:eek:

If you click in the pic, it takes you to more pics (http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=WM-5000&LOCATION=PHOTOS&PHOTO_ID=15123).

It's the freaking claymore of katanas.

Hey, remember that guy in the Seven Samurai who had that huge sword? Is this like that?

This company seems to make weapons based on history, video games, and fantasy. I bet there's actually a market for that. Didn't somebody in a Final Fantasy game have this (http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&ITEM=SHI001) sword?

actually, both of those swords were in final fantasy. the one with the wide blade was used my cloud in FFVII. The masamune was a sword you could find (was it in tiamat's castle?) In the original FF game. It was usable by both the ninja and the fighter. I think hopgar may be right too - sephorith may have had one.

they have gambit's cards on there...that site is great

[SevenStar]

real lightsabers!!

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=STW-203&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=COUNTDOOKU105-5&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=ANAKINBLUE201-4&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=


http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=STW-202&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=

[SevenStar]

kenshin himura's reverse blade sword?

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=WM-2180&AD=751349e84ceb4b52c307d5d6ba966af2

[MoreMisfortune]

its totally Sakabatou inspired yeah

quite the awesome stuff

hey btw, Sephiroth is one of my favourite charactors ever
i even knew bit of the latin lyrics of his theme song
i am acutally trying to make my ol FF7 run on this puter to no luck... :(
HEY, they were doing a remake, werent them? for PS2 i think... or some...

"veni veni... no me morri facias"
something like that
come, come, dont make me (let me) die

[MoreMisfortune]

One Winged Angel, oh yeah
this rules

http://www.creativeuncut.com/lyric-ff7.html

[Mr Punch]

Originally posted by SevenStar
real lightsabers!!

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=STW-203&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=
... SwordsOnline.com ratings:

Sharpness: Not Yet Rated.

!!!
LMAO :D :D :D

[Vash]

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=MR8-411&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=

Now you can be dark and brooding and **** without all that "that's not Neo's jacket" talk from your compatriate maladjusts.

[Vash]

Whats the handle made of?

It'd certainly make for an interesting alternative to the clubbell.

[IronFist]

Masamune was a real sword maker in Japan. Wasn't he the rival of Muramasa? One made "good" swords and one made "evil" swords, I thought. Maybe it's just a legend. I think Masamune was the good guy.

[IronFist]

Originally posted by SevenStar
kenshin himura's reverse blade sword?

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=WM-2180&AD=751349e84ceb4b52c307d5d6ba966af2

If you click on "read more reviews" for that sword, someone says this:


For some reason, if i practice near waterfalls, I feel some weird power "corsing" through the blade

:D

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

Originally posted by Vash
http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=MR8-411&SORT=&FDX=&FMAX=

Now you can be dark and brooding and **** without all that "that's not Neo's jacket" talk from your compatriate maladjusts.

i just think its funny that hes all dark and brooding with high top sneakers on.

[IronFist]

I bet you these people have a lot of customers who are into the cosplay thing.

[Vash]

Originally posted by IronFist
I bet you these people have a lot of customers who are into the cosplay thing.

Is that where people go to those conventions dressed as videoo game people?

I've seen TWO girls dressed as sailor moon that I'd bang like conga drums. The rest were too young/fat/00gly.

[MoreMisfortune]

yeah video games and anime mostly

mostly they are young yeah

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by IronFist
Masamune was a real sword maker in Japan. Wasn't he the rival of Muramasa? One made "good" swords and one made "evil" swords, I thought. Maybe it's just a legend. I think Masamune was the good guy.

I knew masamune was a real sword maker - I've never heard of muramasa though.

[MasterKiller]

They stole images from MAM. :D

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&SORT=&ITEM=WM-3149

compare that to:

http://www.martialartsmart.net/studleatwais.html

[PangQuan]

It is fabled that Masamune was a sword maker of evil intent, while on the oposite side of the spectrum muramasa was of pure intent. Legend has it that when a master swordsmith creates a katana, he infuses his spiritual qualities into the blade, then who ever weilds it does the same over time. So if you were an evil swordman and owned a masamune you would be quite the tirant. It is said that masamune blades would sometimes cut their owners and lead them to death. There is one case of a samurai who wanted to test this theory, he took a blade from each crafter and took them to a streem. He placed both of the bladed in the water edge up, just breaking the surface. As the leafs flowed down the stream, each that came within a close vicinity of the masamune were drawn towards the edge and cut in two, while on the other hand each leaf that came close to the muramasa would stray away from the edge as if the sword wished to spare them. This account has no true credability other than spoken word, and written word. Although True Muramasa blades are considered the highest quality swords in all of japan. While Masamune, even considering the evil within, are second only to the Muramasa in desired ownership.

[PangQuan]

A 73" katana would be a Nodachi.

[Vash]

I'm gonna buy it.

[Vash]

After I buy MKs Conan books.

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Vash
After I buy MKs Conan books. What Conan books?


Oh...I bet you mean those comics I sold to a comic shop two weeks ago. Early bird, baby.

[Vash]

Oh, well.

I guess I can take solice in the fact that my sword is bigger than yours.

[Vash]

Oh, well.

I guess I can take solice in the fact that my sword is bigger than yours.

Any my ***** is, too.

[Vash]

http://www.weaponmasters.com/?ID=WEAPONS&FDX=&FMAX=&SORT=&ITEM=KE-2042&LOCATION=PHOTOS

[caption: "My daddy didn't play with me enough!"]

[IronFist]

Ok, I guess Muramasa was the good guy.

I had heard that story about the leaves in the stream before. That's cool. Someone should test it out now.

[richard sloan]

I had the opportunity to see a real horse chopper in Tokyo.

It looked nothing like that.

[Mr Punch]

No they don't. I've used a 13th c one and a 17th c one, and neither of them looked like that.

I've never actually heard no-dachi, only 'dachi' or 'tachi'. I'll ask my sensei.

I wouldn't buy that myself.

Love the story about the swordmakers though. I'd never heard that before... I'll have to look that out too.

[PangQuan]

I had heard that story about the leaves in the stream before. That's cool. Someone should test it out now.

Hell ya, only problem is actually getting an original of each. Seeing as how Muramasa's are totally hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, I have never seen one for sale. I think you have to be in the Yakuza, or have some serious connections in Japan to get your eyes, let alone hands, near that kind of merchandise.

[IronFist]

^ Are you volunteering, then?

[PangQuan]

sure, you put up the cash ill find the blade. Ill just get on the tele and call up some of my japanese gangster buddies.

[PangQuan]

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/swords/nodachi.html


I've never actually heard no-dachi, only 'dachi' or 'tachi'. I'll ask my sensei.

[Shaolinlueb]

that reverse blade one is kinda cool.

[anton]

Originally posted by PangQuan
It is fabled that Masamune was a sword maker of evil intent, while on the oposite side of the spectrum muramasa was of pure intent. Legend has it that when a master swordsmith creates a katana, he infuses his spiritual qualities into the blade, then who ever weilds it does the same over time. So if you were an evil swordman and owned a masamune you would be quite the tirant. It is said that masamune blades would sometimes cut their owners and lead them to death. There is one case of a samurai who wanted to test this theory, he took a blade from each crafter and took them to a streem. He placed both of the bladed in the water edge up, just breaking the surface. As the leafs flowed down the stream, each that came within a close vicinity of the masamune were drawn towards the edge and cut in two, while on the other hand each leaf that came close to the muramasa would stray away from the edge as if the sword wished to spare them. This account has no true credability other than spoken word, and written word. Although True Muramasa blades are considered the highest quality swords in all of japan. While Masamune, even considering the evil within, are second only to the Muramasa in desired ownership.

I believe you have your swordmakers the wrong way around: Muramasa's sword cut each leaf that approached it, while leaves simply passed by Masamune's. This showed that despite Muramasa's sword being able to slice leaves by the mere pressure of the current, Masamune was deemed the better craftsman. His sword would not cut simply because it could, but showed spiritual discernment - knowing when violent action was appropriate.

The idea of Muramasa's swords being "evil" came about during the Edo period, mainly by propaganda. These blades were favoured by enemies of the Tokugawa clan, due to the superstitious fear with which the Tokugawas regarded Muramasa blades. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, Tokugawa Ieyasu's grandfather was believed to have been slain by a Muramasa sword wielded by one Abe Masatoyo. Ieyasu's father, Matsudaira Hirotada, was fabled to have been injured by another Muramasa weapon, while Ieyasu himself was apparently cut by one of these blades as a child by accident. Furthermore when Ieyasu's son was ordered to comitt seppuku by Oda Nobunaga, the kaishaku was administered with a muramasa blade.


Muramasa blade (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/nipponto/musee/koto/muramasa224.jpg)
Another Muramasa (http://tokka.biz/muramasa.html)

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

dude you just got stallOWNED!11!!! (http://www.digitalend.com/pics/stallowned.gif)

[IronFist]

I TOLD you masamune was the good guy.

[PangQuan]

I believe you have your swordmakers the wrong way around

I thank you for finding my error, I dont want to give inaccurate information. I guess thats what I get for reciting tales from memory without re-researching them first. My bad. Thanks again. My most humble appologies to those who spent a million dollars on a sword that will now likely kill you in your sleep.:D

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

no one liked my stalowned pic?

cant i get just one "lol?" or maybe even a "ha?"

[red5angel]

I'd laugh GDA but apparently my company has seen fit to block that page.

[norther practitioner]

I got bloxord too..

[PangQuan]

Actually I thought that $#@! was funny, I showed my co-worker to we had a good laugh.

[norther practitioner]

Just for you though..

lofl... man, gda, you come up with the funniest ish....

[IronFist]

Originally posted by GunnedDownAtrocity
no one liked my stalowned pic?

cant i get just one "lol?" or maybe even a "ha?"

I posted it on another forum and sent it to some people at work. Does that count?

I know the feeling tho; when you post something you think is hilarious and no one comments on it cuz they all suck.

So here: lol :D

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

thanks guys.

and here's stallowned (http://users.1st.net/abaddon/stallowned.gif) for those who couldnt see it before. i uploaded the pic to my ftp so it should be fine and its 100% work safe.

[Mr Punch]

Originally posted by PangQuan
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/swords/nodachi.html Cheers. Actually, I meant over here in Japanese. I knew about the tachi being a precursor to the katana, being slightly longer and more curved for horseback use from my sensei, and I'd known about the existance of both of them thanks to the RPG Bushido in the year dot...! :D

BTW, that stallowned pic was ****ing hilarious.

[MoreMisfortune]

lol i see now GDA :D

[MoreMisfortune]

free sephiroth avatar for yall

[MoreMisfortune]

ryu

[MoreMisfortune]

ken

[MoreMisfortune]

this for the fans

drool

http://media.adventchildren.net/wallpapers/site/ac_cloudfight_1024.jpg
http://media.adventchildren.net/wallpapers/site/ac_sephiroth_1024.jpg
http://media.adventchildren.net/wallpapers/site/ac_sephirothflames_1024.jpg

Advent Children... the continuation of FFVII... ive no words