is it true that katanas/ japanese swords can break in just a few cuts to people?
i heard that swords...more specifically japanese samurai swords can break very easily, you cut just 3 or 4 people and the sword will just break. is this true? i read somewhere that it had something to do with bones being two hard for the sword.
-getting ready for 2010 ;D planning to buy a real handmade japanese samurai sword for 2k.
theres a guy on ebay who is actually going to hand make your sword with a cold iron/steel folding technique. im not sure if hes the best but from what you say if 5k is the minimum for a bad/flawed sword then i dont know is this selling really flawed/bad swords? take a look please.
http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-JAPANESE-COLD-IRON-FOLDED-SAMURAI-SWORDS-KATANA-/200309079968?pt=AU_KnivesSwords&hash=item2ea359ffa0
If used incorrectly, they would break. I do not believe this to be true on a skilled warrior.
2k? for a new one? That would be great if at all possible...
They usually go for 5k minimum, and then you get the ones that have a flaw in them.
Be sure to check what you are actually getting. Whats your supplier/shop?
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The blades in the pictures look ok. The fittings are difficult to tell.
I don´t think they are made in japan. The text only says things like ¨ traditional Japanese methods and original Japanese iron.
Made in japan swords need a permit from the Japanese government to be even allowed to be exported.
Personally i would not buy a sword for that amount of money before reading more about the swordsmith and previous works.
Great source of information for buying swords with lots of information from sword owners=
http://sbgswordforum.proboards.com/index.cgi
http://www.swordstore.com/
; for real japan made swords by good smiths (around 9k for a good one) temporarily offline though ´(
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