Talk:Ōdachi

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Hello anonymous editor, could you give some references from where you get this information? Thanks, jni 10:17, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

The majority of information presented here was obtained from the Atsuta Jingu (Nagoya) Ôdachi exhibition catalogue (no ISBN), translated by H. Kakuta. Sincerely, "anonymous editor" 5:25, 7 Oct 2004 (EST)

I did not see any sources or permission to use this text, so I mention here that this article is almost identical to the one in here. Shinnin 20:49, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:MilHist Assessment

While considerably longer than most stubs, the vast majority of the content of this article is in bulletpoints, with practically no further explanation. There is some interesting supplementary information, such as the etymology of the word, the swordsmithing techniques, but none of this is elaborated on. There is literally just one single sentence on this sword being used as a weapon. LordAmeth 16:34, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Too long for practical use?

"Some ōdachi are too long for practical use." I doubt this statement. Used from a horse a long sword can be very useful against targets on horse or afoot. The longest Odachi is more 377cm long. It could have been used in battle. Also the long handle of this odachi seems to be made on purpose to facilitate the use. [[1]]

[edit] Mostly held by two people.

This is an absolutely preposterous claim. Site your source or this is going away quickly. In fact, if anyone can site ANY example of a hand weapon being wielded by two people, I will leave this up.