Now, I've been seeing a lot of hype over having an extremely long tsuka. I'm used to about twelve inches for my big hands, but some people demand fifteen! Having a tsuka that big is actually very awkward for me. While there is historical evidence that some standard sized swords with extremely long tsuka were used during the Edo period, I'm not entirely certain that it served much of a purpose besides fashion. Now, from all I know, the modern love of looong tsuka comes from four things. ...
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