now, lemme give you an illustration of the difference between a katana and a chisa katana
my katana-style 1936 non-com blade is .235" thick at the hilt.
my new chisa katana is .367" thick at the hilt.
it is about five inches shorter, but half again as thick, and with a broader blade as well.
this thing has a bit more cleaver in its ancestry than it has scalpel ;)
It sounds like you really know your 'blades'...I know nothing about them at all...
Well, I look forward to the pics...and I will keep the description as well...I just inherited these blades from my dad, and promptly handed them over to my husband and my son...they enjoy having them as well....
Time to go for a little while, but will check back tomorrow, about the pics of the katana...thanks for the info...