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The new shinken. T10 steel, layer-forged and differentially clay-tempered. 28" blade. Sharp. Best part is the price, $200. Lots of decent blades coming from Chinese forges over eBay. There was a time I would have paid ten times for this. great-katana



Check out the beautiful hamon. It's a real temper line (fake ones are wire-brushed or acid-etched). You can also tell it's the real deal due to the lack of the thin edge bevel commonly found on inferior blades.

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got a link to one that is being sold your link has some of his info but not the name of the ebay store or any katana;s for sale!!
 
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Similar product and price here: https://sbg-sword-store.sword-....com/product569.html

I’m interested in the O-Katana - 33” blade should better fit my 38” arms...



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got a link to one that is being sold your link has some of his info but not the name of the ebay store or any katana;s for sale!!

Here you go. I think you can bid down at $200.



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I think my last three swords were from SBG.



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Looks like a good deal and it sounds like you know what to look for.

My trouble with the stuff that comes out of China is you have no way of know what it really is. There's plenty of documented cases of mislabeled steel coming out of there.
 
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What?! No video of you chopping a meat-filled boot?

 
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My two katanas from them cut tatami just fine. I haven't tried my wak yet.



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got a link to one that is being sold your link has some of his info but not the name of the ebay store or any katana;s for sale!!

Here you go. I think you can bid down at $200.


thanks.. just bought it. have wanted a real one since bugei trading company started selling them 20 years ago!!!
 
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kkina. How often do you clean and oil your swords? do you remove the tsuka every time?
 
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kkina. How often do you clean and oil your swords? do you remove the tsuka every time?

Just when I "feel" like they need it. Sometimes I break them down, sometimes I don't. I don't like dismantling them too often as the parts tend to get loose. Btw, for the oil I just use gun oil like Gunzilla.

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got a link to one that is being sold your link has some of his info but not the name of the ebay store or any katana;s for sale!!

Here you go. I think you can bid down at $200.


thanks.. just bought it. have wanted a real one since bugei trading company started selling them 20 years ago!!!

Hey, great! Let us know how you like it.



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