First impression-Weapon! Fast, balanced and agile. Different than what I thought it would be. Thinner tsuka,smaller-oval tsuba and sheath not as bad as I was expecting. Overall I think I will get used to this kat rather quickly! Have a CS kat, KC ninja-to and Ontario Blackwind kat to compare it to. Much lighter than CS-which is a good cutter-spring steel and all! Similar feel to KC ninja-to, agile but longer and hopefully a better heat treat. Bent this KC laterally as well as a longitudinal bend-permanent, but this ninja-to is a swift piece of metal. Also compared to to Ontario BW, more agile and longer. I tricked out this BW kat with a hilt and a strider wrap similar to Criswell. Thought it was my best outdoor cutter/basher/kata practice weapon I may be putting it away for a while. Again, I like this sword! Full-tang is one of the things that sold me on it. Had an opportunity to handle a Barry Dawson kat and really liked it! A bit out of my price range for now so went with Criswell. One happy customer!
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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Just rec'd 28" Criswell kat
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