And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Yes its sharp. BUT: It is also VERY brittle. With an edge that can be broken with almost any hard contact with anything harder than flesh or bone. The Bushi of old Japan noticed early on that good swords used in combat, tended to develop cracks and eventually break. This can be minimized with training, but even the best Nihonto can shatter if it strikes the wrong target or strikes improperly.---Ray
Yes its sharp. BUT: It is also VERY brittle. With an edge that can be broken with almost any hard contact with anything harder than flesh or bone. The Bushi of old Japan noticed early on that good swords used in combat, tended to develop cracks and eventually break. This can be minimized with training, but even the best Nihonto can shatter if it strikes the wrong target or strikes improperly.---Ray
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