Do you Swordy-types have a special word to denote a blade that has seen "action"? Would there be a sub-category for those that saw self-inflicted bloodshed.. perhaps used most often for those who have lost a finger while sheathing the blade.
Meanwhile, I can't help wondering what story the "Ninja" made up for his own version of the tale. "I was attacked in the woods by thirty bloodthirsty bandits...".
David Noble
Shorinji Kempo (1983 - 1988)
I'll think of a proper sig when I get a minute...
For now, I'm just waiting for the smack of the Bo against a hard wooden floor....