I posted a reply to this topic once, and it got lost in the software changes, (oops!) but in short,
Darksword advertises a lot of stuff on Ebay, as "Hand forged by our armorers" while in truth, it's just stuff they've bought from CAS Iberia, Marto, Hanwei, or Deepeeka.
Beater quality swords advertised as your own "hand forged" work is so disgusting to me that it takes a real effort on my part to control my language.
Shoot, they even ripped off the PICTURES of the swords from other sites.
IMHO, they're out to royally SCREW the unsuspecting novice and are totally without scruples. Avoid them, you can get the same swords cheaper elsewhere from HONEST dealers.
I also have a sneakin' suspicion that they chose the name "Darksword" purposely so as to capitalize on the confusion between themselves and Darkwood.
Darkwood on the other hand, makes some VERY respectable swords for only slightly more money than DarkSWORD charges for beaters.
Check'em out...
www.darkwoodarmory.com
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