Suishinshi Masahide's Shinto

In times of peace, swordsmiths returned to the making of refined and artistic blades, and the beginning of the Momoyama period saw the return of high quality creations. As the techniques of the ancient smiths had been lost during the previous period of war, these swords were called shinto, literally "new swords". Generally they are considered inferior to most koto ("old swords"), and coincide with a decline in manufacturing skills. As the Edo period progressed, blade quality declined, though ornamentation was refined. Originally, simple and tasteful engravings known as horimono were added for religious reasons. Later, in the more complex work found on many shinto, form no longer strictly followed function.

Under the isolationist Tokugawa shogunate, swordmaking and the use of firearms declined. The master swordsmith Suishinshi Masahide (c.1750/1825); published opinions that the arts and techniques of the shinto swords were inferior to the koto blades, and that research should be made by all swordsmiths to rediscover the lost techniques. Masahide traveled the land teaching what he knew to all who would listen, and swordsmiths rallied to his cause and ushered in a second renaissance in Japanese sword smithing. With the discarding of the shinto style, and the re-introduction of old and rediscovered techniques, swords made in the koto style between 1761 and 1876 are shinshintp, the "new revival swords" or literally "new-new swords." These are considered superior to most shinto, but inferior to true koto.

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This set comes with:


- Swords (drawn)
- Swords (sheathed)
- Swords belt
- Weapons HUD (for drawing/sheathing the weapon)


How to use the swords?


Attaching to your body

- open the box and copy all items in your inventory
- open the folder "Suishinshi Masahide's Shinto Katana (boxed)" in your inventory add all items to outfit
- the weapon is already set to the correct position, so don't attach it to any other parts
- to draw the weapon, simply press on the sheathed one
- same procedure when you want to sheath it again
- or use the added Weapons HUD


Combat

- for the best result go to first person view - mouselook
- press the normal combat combination - LMB (left mouse button) + movement keys (up, down, right and quess what - left)