Sword Won’t Go Back In It’s Sheath?
I recently bought a cane-sword. I've taken it out of it's sheath to admire it a few times and I had no trouble with it. But for some reason the last time I tried to put it back in, it stuck. I've tried several times not and I'm pretty frustrated at this point. It will go in most of the way, but when it gets to the scabbard sleeve it gets stuck to the point that you'd have to force it in. Does anyone have any tips? ...Please?
I assume that your scabbard is made from hardwood?
It's likely that it is being stopped by a piece of wood shaving inside the scabbard. Japanese shikomizue (cane-swords) are designed to be concealable in a small wooden scabbard not much larger than then sword, so the dimensional-restriction means the inside must be a precise size to fit the sword without extraneous space. Chances are the wood was not shaven very well and, in addition to removing the sword and putting it back, a piece probably chipped across the inside and is preventing your sword from going all the way down. In this case, you could consider just jamming the sword down to see if the chip breaks (at your own risk of course, I'm not liable for damages).
The less likely possibility is that the chape (metal tip in the opposite end of the scabbard) came loose due to poor manufacturing. There really isn't much you can do for this.
Either way you may want to ask for a refund or exchange it for a similar sword, if the seller would allow it.
I assume that your scabbard is made from hardwood?
It’s likely that it is being stopped by a piece of wood shaving inside the scabbard. Japanese shikomizue (cane-swords) are designed to be concealable in a small wooden scabbard not much larger than then sword, so the dimensional-restriction means the inside must be a precise size to fit the sword without extraneous space. Chances are the wood was not shaven very well and, in addition to removing the sword and putting it back, a piece probably chipped across the inside and is preventing your sword from going all the way down. In this case, you could consider just jamming the sword down to see if the chip breaks (at your own risk of course, I’m not liable for damages).
The less likely possibility is that the chape (metal tip in the opposite end of the scabbard) came loose due to poor manufacturing. There really isn’t much you can do for this.
Either way you may want to ask for a refund or exchange it for a similar sword, if the seller would allow it.
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Personal experience. I have a humble collection of Japanese katanas and wakizashis.