[转帖] 龙款长刀入手评析/Shinto Elite Katana Review

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  龙款长刀入手评析/Shinto Elite Katana Review

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So I opened the box, very well packaged as pictured.

打开包装和图里面一样的严谨包装。




It came with a much different sword bag than what I normally get, much nicer feeling, I like it. And to my somewhat surprise, a sword cleaning kit, DOH!

附带一个和我以前受到材质不同的刀袋，手感非常好，很喜欢，更加令我惊喜的是里面有一套保养套装，DOH！





The kit is pretty nice, the first one I've owned, it's constructed well, comes with some nice looking what nots, and a wooden shim in case your sword is too loose in the saya.

保养套装的盒子看起来非常好，是我拥有的第一个，里面的东西都很好，还有调整刀鞘松紧用的木片，在刀鞘变松而需要调整刀鞘配合度的情况下。

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So I went ahead and RIPPED it out as quick as I could, took it out of the bag and was instantly satisfied with what lay before me.
接下来我迫不及待的打开包装，把她拿出刀袋感觉就是一见钟情。



I was really astonished with how fat this entire katana is, but I was amazed because it was fat, but soo very light feeling! As a matter of fact, the saya itself feels heavier than the actual sword!

Upon inspection there was no damage or anything to the outside, there's two tags on the Tsuba, one shown below depicting various manufacture information and one regarding safety.
令人称奇的是这个把刀看起来很粗壮，但是拿起来确实很轻巧，实际上应该是比仿古日本刀的刀鞘要重一些。
检查了一下整个刀的外表没有任何磕碰的地方，刀鐔上有两个吊牌，一个是生产制造信息，另一个是安全提示。

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I then moved onto the handle, feeling it up like a hot date!..well yeah. The ito is tight as a bow! The menuki were, decent, I could see obvious clumping in the crevices from the paint but no biggie. The Menuki themselves are what I believe to be a sort of, shinto "chalice"? Perhaps that's the wrong word to use. The Kashirae are of a Japanese dragon motif, accented with gold paint on the eyes of the dragons.
再看看手柄，感觉好比赴一场期待已久约会，..well yeah 柄绳像弓弦般紧紧的绷在手柄上，目贯很规矩，从柄绳的缝隙里观察目贯应该是日本神教里面的 "chalice" 有可能不是这个单词，以日本龙为主题的拵风格，重点在龙的眼睛上做了镀金完工，起到画龙点睛的效果。

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The Ito is cotton, very nice finely woven cotton, very tight. All of the Koshirae are tightly placed and there's absolutely no "play" in any of the fittings.
手柄缠绑是棉质的，编织很细致，手感很好，很紧密，连接的装具都被紧密的固定在手柄上。
Moving up to the Seppa and Habaki, both are brass. Nothing too fancy, there were some bits of lint of something on the seppa but I just scratched them off no problem. The Habaki has a scratched design on it shown below, overall perfectly fine, perfectly tight.
刀鎺和切羽都是黄铜材质的，朴实无华，去掉一些残留物后很干净，刀鎺上有条纹图案，整体非常好，紧密结实。

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And finally, the blade. Goodness, I was very pleased and very surprised at how the blade is designed, I wasn't expecting it but it's a very wide and very thin blade. And yet despite it's wide shape, the balance and control you have with this blade is incredible to say the least.

最后，刀身，太好了，刀身的设计不仅令我非常满意还带给我极大的惊喜。令我十分意外的发现刀身很宽而且很薄，尽管他是宽型的，整刀的重心、平衡和操控性近乎是无法用语言形容的好。

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And from what I've been told and from what an amazing feature I can see, this blade has a real Kissaki/Yokote, which I absolutely adore! It's just so much better than the standard cross filed Kissaki we usually see, so beautiful looking!
像我之前说的这把刀还给了另外的惊喜，这把刀有真的切先/横首，我非常喜爱，比我之前通常见过的用锉刀锉出来的切先好的太多了，看起来真是太赏心悦目了。

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Handling, while Katanas like the Cheness Ichi Maru with Bohi feels light, and fast, this katana feels elegant and well beautiful is how I would describe it's handling. The three other katanas I have including the VA1601, Roninkatanas Wheel K. and the cheness 30" nagasa, this Shinto just blows them out of the water in terms of control.
这把带槽的中国武士刀的手感无与伦比，轻快、迅捷。我愿意用优雅和完美来描述这把刀，我以前的三把刀（包括VA1601, Roninkatanas Wheel K. 與 cheness 30" nagasa）和这个比起来实在是相形见绌。

The overall fit and finish of this blade is fantastic, I love it and I would buy one again! This wonderful piece has raised my expectations, the blade is straight, the Yokote is real, high quality materials for everything! I just LOVE this katana!
整刀的装具和完工独都可以堪称完美，我很喜欢并且还会再购买一只，这把 堪称完美的作品激发了更多的期待，刀身笔直、平展，切先横首明显，材质高档以及所有的一切，我真的很爱这把刀。



Superior Handling and Control
High quality, well assembled iron components
Beautifully polished blade and real kissaski and yokote (tip)
Superior Quality T10 Tungsten Alloy High Speed Tool Steel
Currently massively discounted (MSRP $869 but available for $379.99)
出众的手感和操控性
高品质且装配良好的铁质装具，
优良的刀身表面研磨，真切先与横手
超强的刀身钢材（t10）钨合金高速工具钢。
性价比高

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