Dear Mr. Helm,
I'm on many lists, and will forward your question to
all the relevant lists I'm on. You may get personal replies to your own
mailbox, and If I spot any posts relevant on the other lists, I'll forward
them to you through the samuraihistory list.
Respectfully,
E.
----- Original Message -----
From: TOM HELM
To: <samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] A little digest from all the posts I'm on
about the Ninja straight blade sword...
> Having sat down and finally plowed thru this I have to agree with the last
> posting the Ninja-to comes from theatre. If there were cheap and mass
produced
> they would still be seen som/ewhere in Japan. Outside of "Ninja" museums I
have
> yet to encounter one.
> I am very much intrigued by the scholarly tone of many of these posts.
> Anyone know of Japanese sources for any of this info?
>
> Tom