That Lass Over There
Constant Panic
"Nearly all of the blades from my homeland are single-edged; this is true of all three I named." Kuroi wasted no time in describing the weapons to the best of her ability, recalling the shadow of the weapon she could almost feel resting at her hip. "There could be differences based on the school that the smith had learned under, but a katana generally has a gentle curve from tip through to the end of the handle. There is almost no taper to the blade, the tip rounding off at the end into a sharp point." She struggled for a moment to come up with numbers, not wanting to give the smith inaccurate information, but her own weapon definitely landed more in odachi category and had been somewhat irregular at that. It didn't serve for much of a reference, so she ended up digging in her memory for anything that might be left."Name's Siltoth, though as you can probably insinuate from the bumbling mess that brought you in, call me 'Sil' or whatever makes you sleep well at night. Now then..." Hearing fanciful names like katana or odachi triggered no recognition in those tired emerald eyes, but she did pull out a ripped scrap of parchment from out of nowhere along with a thin chunk of charcoal. "Mind if you get some sort of description going for me so I can picture it out? Overall length and width, weight, "single or double-edged", blade length, blade curvature if there's any, tapering if there's any; I need every last detail so I can check if anything like it's passed by my shop before."
"A katana isn't that heavy, even the bulkiest not going over 1.6 kg, most leaning more toward 1.2 kg. The width and length -" Kuroi gestured these, not having been able to dig up numbers. For the width, she showed her right thumb and then used her left thumb and index finger to mark the width, before switching to the length once it seemed like Siltoth had gotten to the idea. "- the length could be anywhere between this and this. Anything longer is an odachi. Regardless of the size, though, the handle was made long enough to support wielding the blade with two hands. As for an odachi, as I mentioned, it's simply a longer katana, and often a bit steeper of a curve. A naginata is a long katana blade fixed to the end of a short staff, much like a spear."
Finishing her explanation, Kuroi awaited the verdict of the smith with not much hope in regards to the existence of her familiar weapons in this place. However, she might be able to interest Siltoth in trying to forge one for her later, so she had done her best to provide accurate details within her limited knowledge. Many of the craftsmen she had met in her life lit with a spark whenever something new or different was brought to their attention, and she could hope that Siltoth was similar.