The grim austerity of your typical black-on-black "duty wear" Japanese sword paints a deceptive historical picture. Those in service of the Shogun did typically wear such monochromatic weapons. Typically... But I am not a samurai nor are you. Even the progeny of samurai families (the aristocratic and privileged shizoku class), as of 1945 (post-JV Day and the signing of the MacArthur Treaty) nobody is samurai anymore. The matter is sightly more complicated but I digress... Samurai weren't the only ones who carried swords, were they?
I like pretty swords! I want pretty swords so I make pretty swords. And it's fine. We aren't samurai! And not all of us necessarily roleplay as one. This is a particularly pretty sword!
You would not be incorrect to call this a kodachi, a chisagatana, a wakizashi or an o-tanto. As it is worn edge down, it is most properly a kodachi despite the kurigata. It is just fine worn by itself at the small of the back. It features antiqued silver full-dress koshirae on the tsuka and saya, a buffalo horn reinforced koiguchi, silk wrapped itomaki over black samegawa and a mitsudomoe tsuba with karakusa embellishments which is large and offers good hand protection. The style of the blade is called "naginata naoshi" and is in the shape of a cormorant's neck. It has a bo-hi and red lacquered naginata-hi with a great choji hamon along the cutting edge. Japanese swords do not get much more authentic on IMVU.

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Commands are:
- DRAWT - REHOT -
- T1 - T2 - T3 - T4 - T5 -
- GRIP -
I made this unisex (like all my weapons are) so feel free to buy one for your kareshi, ladies! :P I also have a kimono for you that this would look great with! (click here)
Don't like the color? How about one in green? (click here)
As always, try it before you buy it; no refunds!
♥ Izzy