Hanwei Swords

My wife was very nice to me for Christmas this year, under the tree was a brand new Hanwei(Paul Chen) Kung-Fu Dao. The sword was totally beyond any expectation that I might have had. The distal tapers are perfect, the differential temper, (unfortunately no temper line), is just about right for this type of sword, The tang width and thickness are very adequate for martial arts competition and light to medium cutting tasks. Just right for me. IMHO, if this piece is indicative of the Hanwei line, they have some mighty fine toys for overgrown children like me.
Kelly
 
Is it a Chinese sword??

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Robert:
I am sorry about not specifying a model. I was looking through a catalog and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the line. Generally, if all the swords are made by the same person the quality should be the same. I was simply seeing if the quality and performance was good overall.
 
Well...
The best assumption is that they're pretty good for the money if you get a good specimen. The practical line is least expensive and IMO not a really good sword out-of-the-box but makes a nice project sword. Midrange models like the Shinto and Golden Oriole are still good for the money and are okay out-of-the-box performers. Higher end models are, again, good swords for the price, but are still a far cry from a great custom. Good amounts of customization possible, and blades are good for the price when the place you buy from inspects them. Not quite in my range of preference but they have their place.

If you want a good starter sword...the shinto (if cleaned up) isn't bad IMO...nor is the welded steel Golden Oriole from Bugei (though the handle's too long for me).

hope that helps,
Shinryû.
 
Just as another aside the swords aren't all made by the same person, they are produced in a factory.
 
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