Hello all, My name is Mark Pederson and I am new to this forum. I believe it is going to be educational.
I recently purshased a quite long wakizashi [nagasa/53.5cm] I was wondering if merchants were allowed to carry these in the sevententh century? Any info will be helpful. Thank you.
Thank you G Liberatore, That article was very helpfull.
I read rhat in the very late sixteenth century Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in order to prevent any futher "gekokugo" carryed out his famous "sword hunt" . I just do not know how long it lasted or if it affectd the merchants carrying shoto.
Thank you again.
My Kei-o era blade is 28 inches. Where the regulations being relaxed during that period?
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Thank you PeterGrassmann, I did find the aritcle very valuable. I thihk that
allowing the chonin to carry shoto was never a real threat to the Shogunate and at the same time gave the choin some dignity and a means of self defense.
Thank you, Peter. So would it be in some sort of violation?
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