IT MIGHT seem ludicrous for me to try to compare my samurai sword with a dog. Let me explain. To certain dog lovers a dog without pedigree papers is a mutt. The papers make the dog. To other dog lovers the fact that their dog does not have the papers to prove that his lineage is pure, is of no consequence whatsoever. He looks like a dog, his parents were both dogs, and his loving personality is what endears him to his human family. End of story.
My samurai sword is not ‘papered’, as they say in the hallowed halls of . I have not sent it to Japan to be judged for authenticity by a council of experts. Not having the patience to wait the
