In addition, on the blade of this knife, there are unique sharp edge lines, which are actually the result of "covering the earth and burning the blade".

The so-called "covered soil burning edge", in fact, is to use the prepared soil to cover the blade does not need high hardness of the position (generally the back of the knife), and then heat the knife to a specific temperature, when the red-hot blade into the water, oil and other quenching medium, the part without soil cover will be quickly cooled, the hardness is improved, and the temperature change of the part covered with soil is relatively slow, so that the toughness of the blade will be improved, so that the whole blade can achieve the effect of both rigidity and softness.

In this process, due to the drastic temperature change, the blade will show some reflective brightness that is much higher than other places, and this beautiful blade pattern is what we call the sharp edge pattern.

In addition to the blade, the production of Zhihu is also very careful, the material seems to be made of copper gilt, and there are some exquisite patterns engraved on it for decoration.

Finally, the handle of this knife is not ordinary, you must know that the handle of most Japanese samurai swords is actually wooden, and then the outside will be wrapped with a layer of pearl fish skin, and finally wrapped with a binding rope to prevent slipping and fixing.

The handle of this knife should be the same on the outside, but unfortunately due to the time of soaking in the water for too long, the outer rope and pearl fish skin have rotted away, directly exposing the handle inside.

The handle is light brown overall, and although it has been soaked in water for so long, it does not show the slightest sign of decay, and the handle does not look like wood. And it feels delicate to the touch, like a woman's skin, and it looks like it's made from the teeth or bones of some animal.

If the handle of the knife is really made of ivory, then this knife is not something that ordinary people can own.

For example, during World War II, only officers with the rank of general in Japan were eligible to wear command knives made of ivory with hilts, and these command knives were given by the emperor, and it is said that the Japanese imperial family summoned the most famous craftsmen in the country to make them, which can be said to be the highest level of command knives except for the emperor's saber.

In addition to the rank of general, there are also command knives at the level of adjutant, lieutenant, and non-commissioned officer in the Japanese army, of course, most of the command knives of the latter levels are cast in batches by modern industrial means.

Looking at the patterns left by the layers of forging on the knife in his hand, Li Xiaofeng felt that the knife in his hand was definitely not those shoddy guys, but from the hands of Japanese famous craftsmen!

It is not very difficult to know the origin of this knife, because Japanese knife makers usually engrave their names on the blades inserted into the handles, so he can now know the origin of the knives by removing the nails used to hold the handles in place and revealing the blades inside.

Li Xiaofeng, who was interested, did not hesitate, and immediately got up and went to the maintenance warehouse to find a tool for disassembling the handle.

Although the blade of this knife fits very closely with the handle, it is not difficult to disassemble, and it only took a few minutes for Li Xiaofeng to use a hammer and screwdriver to knock down the nails used to fix it.

The blade has also been corroded by seawater, but fortunately, it is fixed inside, and the corrosion is not particularly serious, and you can see that some words are engraved on it, but the rust is a little blurred.

Li Xiaofeng barely recognized the big characters "Ise Province Senko Muramasa", and there were some small characters that had been corroded next to it, but he didn't recognize them.

But just the seven words he recognized were enough to make him excited.

Because of this knife, there is a more famous name in the history of Xiaori, that is, "Demon Knife Muramasa"!

In the history of the small day, the Muramasa sword is too famous, and it was once considered an ominous symbol, and it is said that the owner of the demon sword Muramasa almost always dies.

Some people even call it the Tianye Cloud Sword (also called the Grass Shaving Sword, and the Eight Feet Qiong Hook Jade and the Eight Mirrors are called the three major artifacts of Japan), the Ten Grip Sword, the Cloth Imperial Soul, the Ghost Cut, the Spider Cut, the Kikuichi Script, the Rachel, the Authentic, and the Dig River Kunihiro as the top ten famous swords in Japanese history!

Speaking of this, some people may think that Muramasa is a unique existence like other famous swords in Japanese history.

In fact, this is a misunderstanding of many people about Muramasa knives, Muramasa is actually the name of a school of knife casting in the Kamakura period of Japan, and all knives cast by this school are called Muramasa.

Even this genre is not only the casting of knives, but also the scope of their business, such as spears, spears, short knives, etc., it can be said that it is like the Nike and Adi we have today, and it is the name of a brand.

It is said that the Muramasa sword-casting school has been passed down for three generations and hundreds of years, and a large number of Muramasa knives have been cast, which were widely spread during Japan's turbulent Warring States period.

And it is said that because the Muramasa knife was unusually sharp and very suitable for actual combat, the Japanese samurai at that time were also proud to have a Muramasa sword.

The "Ise Kuni Senko Muramasa" mentioned on this knife strip is the most famous of the three generations of Muramasa, and in addition to the first generation, the third generation of Myoho Muramasa is also famous.

As for the titles of "Demon Sword", "Evil Sword", and "Cursed Sword", Muramasa has been handed down since the Edo period in Japan, and it is closely related to the fate of the Tokugawa family during the shogunate period.

It is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu's grandfather, father, wife, and son all died under the Muramasa knife, and even he himself was injured several times under the Muramasa, which also made Tokugawa Ieyasu have a deep fear of the Muramasa knife.

So after Tokugawa Ieyasu took power, he concluded that "the Muramasa sword is a monster specially designed to haunt the Tokugawa family", and ordered the destruction of all Muramasa knives in the country.

And the Muramasa knife itself is too sharp, and there are often samurai who injure themselves during training, so it can be said that under this series of reasons, the concept of the demon knife Muramasa began to slowly take root in the hearts of the people, and finally even became a rumor that anyone who used Muramasa would die.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng would not believe this rumor, looking at the Muramasa knife in his hand, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

A man's love for weapons can be said to be engraved in his bones, not to mention that the knife in his hand is still the famous demon knife Muramasa in history?

After admiring it for a while, he took out a piece of cloth and carefully wiped the rust off the blade bit by bit, and now he regretted using rust remover to hurt the blade before.

After wiping all the rust away, he took some more lubricating oil and applied it to the blade to prevent it from rusting in the future, and then carefully put the handle on it.

When he was done, he took out a clean towel and wiped the blade little by little with lubricating oil, with a focused expression and a gentle demeanor, as if the knife in his hand was like a lover's skin.