Sword help

[Megaseth]

Im trying to find an old post where one of the guys here posted an artical about a katana. some affordable katana made by a good company and there was also an artical comparing it against a high dollar fake. if anyone can help me, thanks.

[sultan]

stupid noob, use the search function :pface

http://www.nicoclub.com/forums...32498

[Mr1der]

if you're wanting a good katana, might I recommend Cold Steel, somethimes the overall visuall isn't the best compared to some "cheap" katanas, but the craftsmanship is always better than par, they probably have it on the proof dvd cutting bamboo and rope too:D

[MrEous]

lol...get him Matt!

Any special reason you're looking into getting a katana? Or just for show?(didn't know if I needed to start watching for ninjas or something...)

[creophus]

Sounds like someone has seen the movie "Kill Bill". I want a Katana after watching that too!

[driftaholic]

i have an aluminum one, not sharp. came with a wood sheath and cloth bag. got it for $80

[Solanthos]

You can find decent tempered replica types for around $50 if you look around on the internet. I've got three, and while they're not terribly high quality, they're still very good steel for the price.

However, it would probably help if you found some you're interested in and posted them for me to look at... I could probably give you a good idea whether it would be decent or not. There's no substitute for a "test run" however.

[240marcuSX]

my brother gets this catalog called "Bud K" and it has some of what i guess you would call "die-cast"??? swords, like imitation movie swords. he got a pair of short ninja swords from there for like 50 bucks.

[Mr1der]

you guys are talking more display type stuff, all cold steel offers is functional, you could always spring for a real Katana, made by the traditional method of folding the steel over and over hundreds of times, it'll probably cost at the least a grand for one though:(

[Nathan]

Actually, the one I want from http://www.live-blade.com is 1250 mounted

[lessthanjakejohn]

wow! that stuff is nice

[Megaseth]

ahaha, thanks matt (***) no particular reason, just wanted to find it cause its a damn cool sword. havent seen Kill Bill yet. but the swords used are named after a film star. ahah, and dont worry jeff, my ninja pals wont get you, unless you cross us, then there is no escaping the ultimate power!!!

[sultan]

ahaha, thanks matt (***) no particular reason, just wanted to find it cause its a damn cool sword. havent seen Kill Bill yet. but the swords used are named after a film star. ahah, and dont worry jeff, my ninja pals wont get you, unless you cross us, then there is no escaping the ultimate power!!!

fear the mexican ninja power!!!!

[Mr1der]

do they have an arsenal of drop kicks and arm drag takedowns similar to that of Lucha wrestlers?

[Megaseth]

ofcourse, only with swords!!!

[[Zero-S]]

For 175 bucks that Kris Cutlery Katana got some fuggin awesome reviews. I'll be picking one up soon. Of course, I still want a real handmade Katana...but that'll come much much later.

[Megaseth]

i looked on the site and its up to like $225

[Nathan]

I've seen them going for 225 cheaper other places though, one place to check out is http://forums.swordforum.com/index.php in the classifieds section.