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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 19:53:37 GMT
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Post by Neovenetar on Nov 6, 2011 20:36:31 GMT
the ki katana, to be honest you could get a much better hanwei tactical katana for the same price, though obviously that's not a traditional katana. Toledo imperial swords are known to be low quality and relatively easy to bend.
The senshi folded katana, does indeed look quite decent, thought you can get a practical katana for that price. Not sure if it's worth it or not, but I'd say it's probably not as sturdy as the hanwei option, however it does look a lot nicer.
That ebay one, not a good idea to import katanas from a company that you don't know very well.
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Post by Northern Wanderer on Nov 6, 2011 20:44:46 GMT
The Ki - Katana by Toledo imperial is a basic end Katana, okay, but you get what you pay for. it'll cut light things and look pretty in sheath, but don't try any bamboo or Tatami with it. Like neovenetar said, they have been known to bend a little too easily. The Senshi rings alarm bells, mostly because I cant see what company made it, but also at the price, you just don't get good folded Katana for that kind of money, meaning that its either junk metal or poorly put together. Same with the ebay, differentially hardened T10 swords are expensive, plus the inflated shipping price is another common sign of an ebay fraudster. The Hanwei tactical is a barrel of (non-traditional) laughs for the same price, and will take a lot more abuse, its not as pretty but it depends what you want from the sword, looks or substance. www.oriental-weaponry.co.uk/acatalog/tactical-series-swords.html
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Post by Neovenetar on Nov 6, 2011 21:11:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 23:14:05 GMT
Thank you all for the replies, the ebay one after abit of research seemed far to good to be true so that was a hope more than anything, the other 2 seemed okay but didn't really give too much info on how they were made and the senshi one by who.
Hanwei looks good, while i was looking for something more traditional in my price range something traditional and something with substance is not to be expected.
Would anyone personally recommend a type of hanwei from that range ? I.e practical,practical plus,practical xl etc.
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Post by Neovenetar on Nov 7, 2011 7:45:58 GMT
So what is your price range, roughly under £160?
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