Originally posted by Starrmanl have visited a number of castles in Japan and seen some amazing collections of equipment from the Sengoku jidai period (and earlier) certainly the guns ruined the romantic (in a bloody way) side of things!
Indeed, tis a sad thing. Rifles all but finished the feudal system and put pay to an age, the likes of which will n'er be seen again.
Originally posted by Bosse de Nagehttp://www.samurai-archives.com/military.html
I'm guessing but I imagine the body count in late feudal Japanese battles must have been quite high, what with the innovation of the arquebus, cannons and all.
I think no1 posted this earlier. Hard read due to the layout, but quite interesting.
Originally posted by StarrmanNever been into guns at all but to have the two swords the samurai used, sheathed and mounted ... classy display.
Indeed, tis a sad thing. Rifles all but finished the feudal system and put pay to an age, the likes of which will n'er be seen again.
Originally posted by treetalkl bought a fake Katana - real but not sharpened but unfortunately was not allowed to take it with me - so now it lives with my in--laws.
Never been into guns at all but to have the two swords the samurai used, sheathed and mounted ... classy display.
l scared a few people in my time by taking it out in public (fancy dress things , halloween etc)
Originally posted by nook7I have a doctor friend in Johannesburg who spends a lot of money on collecting things like genuine samurai swords. He had one forged. He also has a genuine Batman suit. Want to be introduced?
l bought a fake Katana - real but not sharpened but unfortunately was not allowed to take it with me - so now it lives with my in--laws.
l scared a few people in my time by taking it out in public (fancy dress things , halloween etc)
