Emperor Kangxi zhan ma dao

Hi.
I had a look at the rest of this sellers offers and that turned me off greatly. What I see is the absolute underbelly of the market and I sure as hell am not cutting with this Dao. No words about heat treatment, no words about the tang. Looking at this sword with it's extreemly long grip I say you need a very, very sturdy tang or else this sword will surely break at the shoulder ( not a word or picture of that either) and you will wind up with that mean looking blade in your forehead. There are more reliable sellers on Ebay, look at the list published in a post here not to long ago. If you are short on $$ or in the ,,Must Have mood" my advise is to wait. Wait for this mood to pass so you can look critically at this piece. Do some research, do not be fazed by the deadline. There are a lot of these swords out there and a lot better too! Personaly I always do the Buy it Now thingy so no pushing and firing up my greed for me, if you get my drift. Save your $$ for a better one if you want to use it for cutting. For a wall hanger this is okay, but it would nag ME to have something on my wall that is of no practical use at all, is cheap looking with not much value in the craftmanship department either. No, wait. you can do better! Cheers, Ulahn