| For an astoundingly affordable price, you can get the | | | | only one's standing in the community but also his |
| enormous 68-inch Nodachi sword that mirrors Japan's | | | | strength to withstand the burden of the sword's |
| ethnicity and gallantry. The nodachi, or odachi, was the | | | | weight. Only the men who stood its weight were |
| cavalry and foot soldier's weapon in ancient Japan. | | | | helmed fearless and bold. |
| Nodachi, with a typical candor, is a Japanese word, | | | | During the reign of the melee, the Nodachi sword was |
| which literally means "big" and that which resounds a | | | | eradicated from public use. The Feudal Japanese |
| figurative meaning of "Horse Killing Sword." The | | | | melee believed in bodily combats that paved way for |
| Nodachi sword was always favored in battle because | | | | the proliferation of Kendo, laitsu, and Ninjitsu. The melee |
| of its blade's amazing cutting power. Due to its | | | | constructed the principles of battleship and aborted the |
| immensity, both the Japanese soldiers' hands were | | | | practice of the Nodachi sword. The sword was |
| required in handling the sword, a reflection of who can | | | | declared as dangerous warfare that stripped its victim |
| then endure the toughest battles. | | | | of his dignity and pride. It was then that such a symbol |
| The 68-inch humongous carbon steel is divided | | | | of power, integrity, and brevity was merely confined as |
| between the blade that runs at an approximate length | | | | an ornament to remind the Japanese people of a |
| of 49-51 inches and the handle at an approximate | | | | formidable weapon. |
| range of 16-18 inches. The blade is made of high | | | | Nowadays, Nodachi swords grace many households |
| carbon steel rendering it a great shield against rusting. | | | | not only in Japan but in other countries as well. The |
| In its most magnificent essence, the Nodachi blade | | | | making of Japanese swords was popularized by |
| could actually destroy even the most robust armor | | | | some famous manufacturers like Paul Chen, Cas |
| with ease when swung with full force. | | | | Iberia, Shinwa, United Cutlery, Gil Hibben, Kit Rae, only |
| The blade of the Nodachi sword requires greater | | | | to mention a few, with common goals of reliving |
| strength from a person for it to be forged. It could not | | | | Japan's potent past and introducing such rich history to |
| be compared to that of an ordinary sword, as it is | | | | the rest of the world. |
| extremely huge. Pounding it to perfection consumes its | | | | If you want to adorn your household with a touch of |
| forger a great deal amount of strength. It was not a | | | | Asian sentiment that will reverberate the elegance and |
| wonder then why the Nodachi sword was a symbol | | | | beauty of Japanese style and the might of Japanese |
| of what was used in Japan as a reflection of one's | | | | chivalry, the 68-inch humongous carbon steel Nodachi |
| status in society. | | | | sword is something that would not fail to impress you. |
| In ancient Japanese times, the wearing of the 68-inch | | | | Turn your home into a sanctuary of the past and let |
| humongous carbon steel Nodachi sword yielded | | | | history meet contemporary style with reverence to |
| distinct acknowledgement from the people as it was | | | | what was daring, courageous, and victorious. |
| then worn slung across the back to emphasize not | | | | |