Katana sword art Australia based,low quality stuff for very high prices.Īny of the standard ebay,aliexpress,amazon sellers with few exceptions Samuraisword store/ Same people,same shifty business practices,same crap
TRUE KATANA SWORD REVIEW CRACKED
Bent blades,shoddy fittings and even cracked blades. Jkoo/Sinosword Need to be here now as they consistently supply bad products. Skyjiro Lengthy supply delay with zero communication.Decent swords but failure to communicate with customers,too much money for these issuesīyzer Now known as Cloudhammer Steelworks Musashi Sometimes available on several sites. Huawei Swords Number one bang for buck available.Very lengthy wait times,known to cancel orders without notice.
Tozando Mainly known for iaito but have shinken. Whenever buying a sword it must be remembered that whenever buying an item unseen,from anywhere online,you are taking a risk. There will be some there that sell good cheap entry level blades as well,like Musashi for instance.These will go in the recommended. There are some that are above the avoid that are not bad yet not consistently great to excellent or are considered overpriced for the items. And even the tsuka that has been hammered on and a lot of the times cracked. Badly cast zinc alloy fittings,loose tsuba,fuchi and kashira that look like they were fitted by a blind chicken. Also,that ito being poorly wrapped and non alternating that will most likely come loose within a week or two of handling.
Ito that would be barely good enough to use as shoelaces,let alone on a tsuka. Fake plastic rayskin (samegawa) under the ito,usually offered in bright gaudy colours. The avoid group has been known to use,and often does use, the cheapest and crappiest materials they can and sell for as much as they can. There will be some that are resellers for some of the other dodgy companies and greatly increase the price. Some have even received fittings sent for customizing swords to a specific request for customers,then used those fittings on other peoples swords and refused to respond to the original fittings owner. Also in this group will be some that have been known to use a bait and switch,meaning sending inferior quality then offering another sword to the customer for a significant discount instead of refund or exchange,usually around half price. It will be broken down into manufacturers/suppliers that are highly recommended, recommended, and those to avoid.The avoid group will be those that have supplied product that was either not as ordered,has had known fittings issues and blade issues, or are just plain crap. This post is about the actual companies and is based on recommendations and reviews from actual collectors, tameshigiri practitioners, Iaido practitioners, and from people that customize and repair modern reproduction katana.There will be exceptions when sometimes people receive ok swords from those in the avoid list,and also there will be the occasional lemon from the recommended suppliers. Some are excellent,some are ok and then there are some that are just outright crap. A quick google search for katana for sale and there are literally thousands available. With ebay,aliexpress,and several standalone sites to choose from it can be quite daunting when trying to decide which katana to buy. Many prospective buyers are often asking the questions "Is this company good to buy from" or "Has anyone bought from this forge/company".
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