Help Finding a Good Reproduction?

[jcummons]

I would love an honest opinion about this reproduction sword http://www.japaneseswords4samurai.com/p ... hp?PID=311

 

The Above link is to a sword i have been eyeballing for some time now. its purpose would be mainly as a display example of a Japanese katana. all i require is that it be made in a traditional manner and with quality materials. my budget is no more than $1000.00 . i currently collect various historical weapons and will eventually purchase an actual antique sword as soon as my knowledge base is expanded enough to attempt such. this sword appears to be made traditionally and looks good to my untrained eye. I am not interested in any nonfunctional reproductions (IE: non traditional materials/ unsharpened blades or decorative/court dress type mountings.) If this one looks good, or if any of you could recommend any better quality reproductions in my price range i would be eternally grateful for learned opinions.

 

James C.

[Baka Gaijin]

Good Evening All

 

ThaiTsuki simply isn't Nihon - To, save your money and get something real.

 

Here's a link to the swordforum thread regarding them:

 

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread ... adid=64157

 

Cheers

 

 

Malcolm

[Ted Tenold]

I would love an honest opinion about this reproduction sword http://www.japaneseswords4samurai.com/p ... hp?PID=311

 

The Above link is to a sword i have been eyeballing for some time now. its purpose would be mainly as a display example of a Japanese katana. all i require is that it be made in a traditional manner and with quality materials. my budget is no more than $1000.00 . i currently collect various historical weapons and will eventually purchase an actual antique sword as soon as my knowledge base is expanded enough to attempt such. this sword appears to be made traditionally and looks good to my untrained eye. I am not interested in any nonfunctional reproductions (IE: non traditional materials/ unsharpened blades or decorative/court dress type mountings.) If this one looks good, or if any of you could recommend any better quality reproductions in my price range i would be eternally grateful for learned opinions.

 

James C.

 

 

Yes, save your money. Watch, read, observe, and learn first. Don't spend money attempting to satiate a desire to own something by filling the space with a reproduction. By spending $1000 on a reproduction, you'll be $1000 further away from owning what you're after in the first place. Not much logic in that if you ask me.

[stekemest]

James,

There's no single reproduction which will really be like an original. They all look like what they are: Chinese/American reproductions with rather cheap materials. If you want something that looks like the real thing, you will have to buy a real nihonto. You can get quite decent ones for 1500$ and a bit more.

Peter