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Originally posted by violin:
...The thing to look for in your sword is the area of the hamon and see the folded pattern of the steel if there is one. David
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Originally posted by nickn2:
from the hard spots in the peaks of the hamon it is an oil quenched blade
Thank you Gentlemen for your comments.
Now please allow me to ask a dumb question - What's the hamon?
I understand it's the part of the blade, but which one?
I found some picture with description of blade areas but it still it's unclear to me - is it the upper part of the sharpening pattern?
Sorry for ignorant question but I think that could happen to any newbie in any collecting fields (and the Japanese sword is not the easiest one, for sure
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