boredom Wrote:
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> Um. Katana, which is what is typically referred
> to by the news as a "samurai sword" are nowhere
> near 6 feet long.
>
> Not seeing a picture, I'll guess that the guy was
> wielding a claymore, which would never be confused
> for a "samurai-style" sword, or a naginata which
> would have an overall length around 6 feet, plus
> or minus a foot or so.
>
> What your story didn't say was that his fiance is
> pregnant. He swung the weapon and his sister
> pushed the pregnant fiance out of the way. Three
> of her fingers were nearly severed by the blow.
> Then she maced the guy and the cops arrested him
> when they arrived.
>
> All of this, however, did not happen in Fairfax
> County. Ashburn is part of Loudoun County.
Ok, so me = super dork......
Final Fantasy 7 for the playstation 1......final boss (Sephiroth) had a sword called Masamune, which was supposedly about 6 feet long. (Masamune in Japanese history was actually a famous swordsmith) You can purchase replicas of the thing. not sure how sharp they are, but I'm sure you stick the point into somebody, they'll bleed....
http://www.medievalmatters.com/huge-68-inch-sephiroth-masamune-sword-p-217.html