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It’s odd the blades themselves are not depicted and the focus is on the scabbards. The polar opposite of Japanese sword-making.
by fmajid 3y ago
It’s odd the blades themselves are not depicted and the focus is on the scabbards. The polar opposite of Japanese sword-making.
- xorbax 3y agoThey do say that old blades are the most coveted, as are old hilts made of rhino horn I imagine the focus on the scabbard is partly because it was largely decorative and served a very different function - such as being collateral. So all parts of the blade were important, but the part "used" the most has highest investment. If you don't draw the knife, then it gets most use by having obvious skill in its crafting.