Subject: Re: The Last Samurai
> he made me realize that the part with the gattling gun
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>What did your friend not like about the gatling gun scene? I did not
>like the chrome/stainless steel look of the guns.
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Nickel was a common finish for guns, even some fairly large ones then so
it wasn't too wierd...
Of course we are talking Hollywood so...
>Subject: Re: The Last Samurai-----rifles
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>I read an article about an American knife and sword maker, who had been
>trained by some of the best sword makers in Japan and he was able to make a Katana
>that was able to cut a one inch steel cable. The cable was suspended and
>allowed to hang freely. This was one of the tests he used to test some of his
>blades. So maybe it is possible to cut the barrel of a gun with a good downward
>force swing of a Katana. This is just something that I read and as of right
>now I don't claim to be an expert on Samurai, but I am reading as much as I can
>afford to buy.
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Which magazine? Once again my friends and I have read heavily on WW2
history and never found any examples of this. It might be possible, but
I kind of doubt it.
Jim