Chris Chaffee's new retail shop for authentic Japanese art swords, RealNihonto.com strives to deliver the most realistic online sword examination experience available. While creating our retail nihonto shop we asked ourselves, "What would we want to see before purchasing a sword online?" Since there is nothing better than examining a sword in hand, we decided that the next best thing would be to show video of someone else doing just that.
Instead of seeing only static images of a single part of the blade, you can view the light as it plays over the surface of the metal. Viewing the reflections and characteristics at a variety of angles allows the subtle qualities in the metal to be revealed. Particularly the unbroken temper line along the length of the blade is more evident.
To view the photos and video of Mr. Chaffee's papered blades you can visit his site http://www.realnihonto.com or on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/raind0ggy
