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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2012 21:28:47 GMT
Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone had bought a sword from dgspirit on eBay? I've seen a sword im interested in buying in their store, and I wanted to hear some opinions before I part with that kind of money. Herers a link to the sword on eBay for anyone who wants to see it... item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 0545238163 Thanks in advance =]
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Post by George on Apr 6, 2012 21:43:04 GMT
Here is the non mobile link (full listing) www.ebay.com/itm/350545238163They seem to have really good feedback and over 2000 positive. The blade however... The Bo Hi termination is terrible and it seems to be not be uniform in size. You can see the wooden tsuka core through gaps in the ito and samegawa. The kissaki is polished horribly. Appart from that it seems ok, personally i would get a Musashi Bamboo for the same price www.trueswords.com/musashi-1060-carbon-steel-bamboo-warrior-sword-black-saya-p-4315.html thats actually really well put together. I see this is a a much longer sized kat though. I have purchased a sword from one of these sellers in the past (they all use the same pics of the fittings you can select). It was ok but if you look around and learn a bit more you can get something alot better for the same or close too price with MUCH better Quality Control. You could get lucky and get a really good blade but it seems to be the exception not the rule IMO.
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Post by William Swiger on Apr 6, 2012 21:59:39 GMT
I bought one off them a few years ago and did a destruct test on it. Held up pretty well until I beat it hard on some metal pipe. Do not think their stuff is great but would be a good beater.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2012 22:00:01 GMT
That would be one of Tony Lau's stores. I have dealt with them recently.
Check your pm.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2012 22:52:58 GMT
Hi guys, thanks for all the feedback, I've been introduced to another sword by another seller, Im kinda debating which way to go. Here's the link... www.ebay.com/itm/320852546961?ss ... 1439.l2649 Also, I was thinking about paying that little bit more for the Sanmai forgeing method, what's everyone's opinions on the optional forgeing methods? Thanks again guys, I've been looking at that Naginata for over a year now lol.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 8, 2012 23:49:47 GMT
id suggest looking somewhere other than ebay...ebay seems to often be hit or miss, and miss more often than not, you might like to look at musashi swords or sword n armory, i think youl be alot more happy with them than this ebay stuff. More bang for your buck in my opinion
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Post by ineffableone on Apr 8, 2012 23:51:03 GMT
ST is a decent company, though English is not their first language, if you buy from them be patient and clear. You might need to repeat yourself a couple times in different ways to be sure they understand. I think they use translation software that sometimes gets things a little mixed up. That said I bought my kissaki moroha zukuri from them and love it. ST is an up and coming vendor I think and has come a long way since I bought my sword 2 years ago. From ST's page members.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=st-nihontoSanmaiHigh carbon steel is the hard core and two forge folded steel are laminated on two sides. Hand forged folded, differential hardened and clay tempered, water quenched and polished. The middle layer is exposed and hardened as blade edge, the edge is supported by two folded steel laminated on two sides. Sanmai is a decent lamination for a sword Shoshu Kitae is by far the best lamination but not very common and expensive from www.sword-buyers-guide.com/authentic-samurai-sword.htmlBasically a laminated blade has the potential to be a more durable blade. However it also adds to the possibilities for failure due to improper forging. That is where you get into do you trust the forge to produce the lamination or not. Sanmai is not an overly complex lamination and I feel ST can make one with out difficulty. I personally would say go for the lamination if your planning to do any cutting with this sword. If it is display only, then you have no need for a lamination in the blade and are better off not paying extra for it. Hope this helps
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Post by ineffableone on Apr 8, 2012 23:55:54 GMT
btw that sword looks like the sale ended on it. ST also has a website www.st-sword.com/main.aspYes it is the same people as ST-nihonto, they also have a couple other ebay sites and names. They started out as ST-Swords and since have added a few other ebay names. I think to just get more exposure.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 4:10:46 GMT
....uhh, that would be my purchase. I, too, have been wanting a naginata bladed katana and I got that one. If it doesn't handle well with the full lenth (16") tsuka, I may shorten it by 4" and see how that does. Or keep the original length tsuka and get a 12" replacement tsuka and just trim the nakago to fit both. Right now just doing a few slow kata with it is all I'm doing. The balance point is bout 5.5 from the tsuba. If i go short on the tsuka, I may have to get or make a heavier tsuba for better balance. The blade is TH 1060, very sharp, beefy and feels like it could cut a horse in half. Noto is surprisingly easy. I just took some pics of it tonight and may post them in a review if there is any interest
Steve
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