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Post by hussar on Mar 24, 2013 7:55:47 GMT
Is the hanwei praying mantis as good as the oni or a similarly priced competitor l6 banite sword because I think the praying mantis imo has the prettiest production katana koshirae I've ever seen and want to know if the blade is good
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Post by kaiyo on Mar 24, 2013 8:26:11 GMT
its a matter of taste, personally i think the shobu blade with bohi is pretty unique and because of the bohi it handles much better, the polish an the Oni is quite rough, the mantis is more defined here only downside are the fittings, they looked very different - tarnished, with an odd patina
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Post by hussar on Mar 24, 2013 9:52:45 GMT
Personally I like the fittings but can understand why some might not I normally hate production katana fittings and change them at a later date at least the tsuba but actually like the look of the mantis
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Post by Dr. Whom on Mar 24, 2013 14:38:40 GMT
I also like the fittings and think this is a beautiful sword. Definitely would be a showpiece for a sword collection so big yay on this one. The green reminds me of my Green bamboo Snake katana
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Post by kaiyo on Mar 24, 2013 15:06:03 GMT
i didn't say the fittings suck, they are just not like advertised...
still "yay"
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