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Post by zentesukenVII on Aug 25, 2020 22:39:28 GMT
Decided to jump on a KC wakizashi as it was the right price with a nice and short 16 3/4 blade which is what I prefer in a Wak. KOA had them in stock for around 200$. I'm currently in the process of working out an exchange.
I know these swords are kinda made for customization, so the non-alternating ito, loose wrap and ugly fittings are of no consequence to me....
However....
This blade is something i wouldn't expect from a shady eBay dealer. Its almost completely dull except near the habaki. The edge has literally flat grind marks from the last three inches of the blade all the way up the kissaki. Also there are some very odd "crack" marks in the bo hi on both sides. Kissaki is terribly polished and the hamon runs straight off the edge and doesn't even boshi into the kissaki. (looking at pictures this seems to be normal which is odd.)
I must admit I've been out of the sword game for many years, but KC used to be a staple of nice tough blades. I owned a Yari from them and it was some of the nicest looking steel I've ever seen. I sent an email to KOA hopefully they can get me a replacement.
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 25, 2020 22:45:34 GMT
I didn't realize KoA still had KC stuff, never mind their Japanese lineup. Either way, their Japanese stuff hasn't been great since their Filipino forges.
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Post by zentesukenVII on Aug 25, 2020 23:09:32 GMT
I didn't realize KoA still had KC stuff, never mind their Japanese lineup. Either way, their Japanese stuff hasn't been great since their Filipino forges. Thats really unfortunate. I'm not sure how ill go ahead with this procedure then. Might go custom from Hauwei or someone since not a lot of retailers carry Waks in the 17 inch range....
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Post by Robert in California on Aug 26, 2020 14:32:08 GMT
Sympathies! So far at least, I've had good luck with Jkoo/Sino waki's.
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Post by zabazagobo on Aug 27, 2020 2:33:51 GMT
I didn't realize KoA still had KC stuff, never mind their Japanese lineup. Either way, their Japanese stuff hasn't been great since their Filipino forges. Thats really unfortunate. I'm not sure how ill go ahead with this procedure then. Might go custom from Hauwei or someone since not a lot of retailers carry Waks in the 17 inch range.... Yeah, that's a tricky length to find. Most just hover around 20 +/- 1 in.
Can't think of any stock options off the top of my head aside from the KC, so yeah maybe a custom from Huawei.
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