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im looking at buying a samuri sword to go over my bedroom window. I have a decent amountof money to spend, BUT the sword i buy i would like to be a real one, i.e, super light and razor sharp - cut through anything sword. I have scoured ebay and many other websites and they are all littered with 'genuine' samuri swords, but for like £5. Even i know they must be repro's. I know days go into making samuri's, but will a repro still do if i have any unexpected visitors??? are repro's likely to snap???? what will repro's cut through??
any advice is most welcome as the internet seems a minefield for this sort of thing.........
how do i knwo what im buying???!!!??
2007-03-26 11:00:06 · 9 answers · asked by G-prince 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
first off to get a real samuri sword will cost you in the millions. the cheapest i've seen was a low 9 hundred thousand. its simply because many families didn't give up their swords they are family herilooms and thus priceless..to find a true on on the market..is pretty hard to do.
the repo's are actually pretty good..but they don't have the craftsmanship that the real things have. the real things are folded metally over thousands of times..which takes literally months (years in some cases) and are literally..unbreakable.
the repo's are just the newer metals (not folded by hand) that are just one solid rod that were fabricated by machines. they are stong because of the metals they use..but they are beyond heavy.
2007-03-26 11:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. If you want a battle ready Samurai sword , you will have to have one tailored in Japan , by a traditional blacksmith.
2. Even a Samurai sword won't be able to cut through another sword , it will snap it if it is good enough of quality , but you still don't want to try it.
3. Never buy a 'genuine' sword online because it is anything but.
4. You are likely to only find reproductions of a sword in America because they don't hand make them. Reproductions are good and they are battle-ready and are considered to be at the same quality of a real , full-tang sword.
Good luck looking for a sword , but i highly doubt you will find a true one in anywhere outside of Japan.
2007-03-26 16:17:11 · answer #2 · answered by O Kongeriket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get one custom made. We're talkin bout two thousand bucks.
If you want the genuine article made back when the things were still used in war i.e. Muromachi period, sellers will be harder to find than the swords themselves. Even then, you'll be paying the GDP of an island country to get it. Unless said island country is Japan...
If you want a VERY old sword that probably has ben used to kill a couple people, you'll want to look for the straight swords and should date to the 10th century. Again, GDP of an island country to buy one.
If it is billed as an Iaito, don't buy. They are no better than bokken.
2007-03-26 12:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by R. Lee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a few sword smiths who make swords in the traditional method with folded steel who live in the usa. I know of one that lives close to me he has a web site.
www.barrettcustomknives.com
He has made swords for quite a few famous martial artists. Check him out...
2007-03-27 15:31:13 · answer #4 · answered by sbfd0534 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are well made and are in the range of
$1,000.00 to $3,000.00 (American Dollars)
Check out the entire site,I am sure you will like what you see.
http://bugei.com/index.htm
http://bugei.com/subcategory_6.htm
Please check out "The 10 things you should know when considering buying a sword",very good info.
2007-03-26 11:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a paul chen 1040 one..its pretty good. it cuts through clothing and other nonesense like butter, would be useful if you had a home invasion robbery... cuts through skin easily (accidentally cut myself)... its around about 250-300 dollars...the cheapest "tempered" blade you can find...all others below that price are simply worthless mall trash that has the temper line sprayed on with some paint....but i'm pleased with my paul chen sword...
2007-03-26 15:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by JRodriguez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok, your first answerer is an idiot. you don't sharpen your own sword. duh! stay away from these yahoos and research something like www.bujin.com and look for an iaido sword. you want something made of folded steel to be strong enough to cut but don't go cutting all willy nilly. you can destroy any blade with enough abuse. plus you need to learn how to use, respect and care for a live blade.
2007-03-26 18:28:12 · answer #7 · answered by Stever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard Quintin Terrintino has a Hattori Hanso for sale for one million dollars US.
2007-03-29 15:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost all swords come dull. You will have to sharpen them yourself.
2007-03-26 11:06:21 · answer #9 · answered by mister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋