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Post by stryder on Dec 4, 2023 6:28:26 GMT
Was wanting to buy the Shinbu/Hisshou for awhile back when they were in stock, but lost out as they got discontinued. Are there any manufacturers that are currently making blades similiar to either, with a high carbon steel blade? Have the Hissatsu, but it can’t cut worth a darn, and doesnt hold an edge well. Purely for penetration it seems.
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Post by blairbob on Dec 6, 2023 7:24:12 GMT
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Post by paulmuaddib on Dec 9, 2023 18:04:40 GMT
Hey blairbob, have you bought anything from the knivescrkt website? Prices seem to be too good to be true and no actual reviews that I saw. Review websites are all over the place on it.
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Post by larason2 on Dec 10, 2023 12:31:39 GMT
All the tanto I have are nihonto. Since they're pretty short, and therefore usually a bit less expensive, it's a good entry point into the world of nihonto. There's much more variety in tantos than there is in wakizashi or katanas, so there's a lot out there to choose from. Personally I would get one of these from Jkoo: jkoosword.com/JKOO-Tamahagane-Osoraku-Tanto-p574398255I have one of their tamahagane katana bare blades, and I'm delighted with it. You get pretty nice hada and an attractive hamon. They polish up traditionally nicely. Personally I'm a no hi kind of guy though. Wang Katana have lots of tantos at pretty reasonable prices. I have one of their bare blades as well, and I'm pretty happy with it: www.ebay.com/str/wangkatana2011/Tanto-Short-Swords/_i.html?store_cat=25780899010It's the only reproduction I have that is authentically water quenched, so has a bit of a different look to it.
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Post by blairbob on Dec 10, 2023 14:34:36 GMT
nope. I haven't had my hissatsu in about 15yrs or so but went looking a few yrs ago as I decided I wanted to have something longer than my EDC (just something I picked up from Walmart behind the glass).
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Post by eastman on Dec 10, 2023 15:59:55 GMT
the knivescrkt site looks wrong to me. I've seen too many similar looking scam sites. The address they list shows up on a map as shoe store in a strip mall.
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Post by paulmuaddib on Dec 11, 2023 1:35:52 GMT
the knivescrkt site looks wrong to me. I've seen too many similar looking scam sites. The address they list shows up on a map as shoe store in a strip mall. That’s what I saw. Why I reached out to Bob. Definitely didn’t want to be the Guinea pig or anyone else here.
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