Need some feedback on my Katana sword purchase

Looks like they aren't very truthful in the description.

How can it be made from both Damascus and Tamahagane? Unless they are using slave labor I highly doubt that it is "fully hand polished 14 times".
 
It's probably fairly good--for a cheap Chinese blade. It claims to be tamahagane, but I'd bet it's just mystery steel made in the same style.
 
nothing impressive, probably overpaid, could have gotten something functional but less attractive for the same price. Don't cut anything harder than mats with it. It's a nice wall hanger, but there's really no way to know if it's more than that
 
these guys pop up on the internet quite a lot. they've actually upped their game in the last few years. "Ryansword" is a popular one. ive purchased from them a couple times. for the price you cant really go wrong sometimes. i wouldn't buy anything over $300 from any of these people though.

it really depends on what your tastes are as well. i think you did fine. IMO if it makes you happy then you didn't overpay.

as a side note, they used a very standard menuki for a mid priced sword. so theres that.
 
BePrepared said:
nothing impressive, probably overpaid, could have gotten something functional but less attractive for the same price. Don't cut anything harder than mats with it. It's a nice wall hanger, but there's really no way to know if it's more than that
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Yeah, actually, there is....learn how to cut, and drive it to the edge....it will either destruct or keep on truckin'.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I actually got suspicious about Tamahagane and Damascus in the same item, so I wrote him, he said its Damascus steel, but its folded in the same way Tamahagane is.
 
Thanks guys, for all the feedback, I actually intend to have it as a weapon not just a wallhanger, I did a bit of research before buying so im not sure, would you guys know how id be able to test if its folded and how would I be able to tell if its Damascus steel
 
A folded blade, or a damascus blade, are extremely expensive, i.e., some in the thousands of dollars, certainly none are as inexpensive as your blade. If you do test it, and I mean this seriously, wear protective covering and face protection. I've seen video's of guys being hurt testing inexpensive blade, as the blade breaks and sends shards flying. Or, you could just hang it on a wall.
 
Or the blade could come flying out of the handle. That almost happened to me when I was a kid in the early 90's with a wall hanger. This wasn't from cutting anything but air either.
 
The best question might be to ask what the manufacturer means when they say "Damascus steel" and to ask yourself what you expect when you look for something that is made out of "Damascus steel." Once you know these two things you can then start to do some research on the larger subject to see where either of those two usages might differ from the more technical definitions and from the descriptions of older swords that made "Damascus steel" seem like a magical metal.
 
...and, yes, whatever its materials and method of construction, you won't know anything real about the nature and quality of the sword until you actually use it. Even in ancient times a lot of 'real' swords didn't stand the test of use and an experienced swordsmith using quality materials and advanced methods could have a sword fail.
 
You tend to get what you pay for as I might have mentioned a time or two...
 
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