Sword Terminology Question:

[Cryozombie]

What is the "nagasa"

Thanks

 

[DarrenJew]

It's the distance of the actual blade, not counting the handle.

 

[Charles Mahan]

Go to google and look for "Richard Stein's Japanese Sword Index". More info than you can shake a stick at.

 

[Cryozombie]

Thanks Guys!

 

[Hyaku]

Nagasa simply means the length of something. Its not sword terminology.

 

[Saitama Steve]

Yup, like Hyaku said,

It's general Japanese. 'Nagasa' denotes the overall length of an object. It's not a term solely used in budo circles.