Sword Question???

[TheUnknown]

Second, every sword off that TrueSwords website is 'fake'. They're all casted in China (not forged and pressed like a real Japanese sword) and made from very cheap stainless steel, and many can and will break if you try to swing them. In other words, they're for display only. A real sword can start anywhere from $200.00 for a beginner's Iaido sword, to tens of thousands of dollars for swords that were made long ago and have been preserved.

And to whoever asked about bringing swords across borders - probably not a good idea. Just because it doesn't fire bullets doesn't mean border authorities won't consider it a weapon.

thanks for your advices

[auran]

^_____^cool swords whered you get them?

[MarkDuff]

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[auran]

i have a few at home
one has a bamboo case.....i think

[Wyverian]

Originally Posted by Hatredcopter

I don't know where you came up with that, but that's completely backwards. The oil on the sword is supposed to PREVENT rust and shouldn't be wiped off unless you like rusty swords. (All you have to do is google 'sword oil' if you really want proof/validation).

Second, every sword off that TrueSwords website is 'fake'. They're all casted in China (not forged and pressed like a real Japanese sword) and made from very cheap stainless steel, and many can and will break if you try to swing them. In other words, they're for display only. A real sword can start anywhere from $200.00 for a beginner's Iaido sword, to tens of thousands of dollars for swords that were made long ago and have been preserved.

And to whoever asked about bringing swords across borders - probably not a good idea. Just because it doesn't fire bullets doesn't mean border authorities won't consider it a weapon.

As for where I got that info its from personal experience I can send you a picture of what the crap did to my one sword as it sat in the sheathe.

(Note in the case of one that I dryed out and wiped the stuff off I have no rust on it, the other two do as well as a black hard growth on one of them o.o.)

[Caticello]

Originally Posted by MarkDuff

I just got a new sword to day it had some like oily stuff on it and I was wondering....Are you suppost to wipe that off?

here is a picture of it.





Here is a picture of it in it's sheild




And here is another picture of it sitting on my bed.

you can but you have to put a light coat of oil back on it to keep it from rusting

[XjapanFOREVER]

Originally Posted by TheUnknown

omg! it's a pretty damn hot sword O_O how much was it?.. anyway i dont know much about it so.. maybe it's there to give it a sharper look... or it helps the blade in some unknown ways.. sorry dont know much..

It looks exactly like a sword I have, a replica of Seph's masamune from FFVII
a year and a half ago I got it off ebay for $110

[SeeD]

Originally Posted by MarkDuff

I just got a new sword to day it had some like oily stuff on it and I was wondering....Are you suppost to wipe that off?

here is a picture of it.





Here is a picture of it in it's sheild




And here is another picture of it sitting on my bed.

hamon on your blade look really like it was made by laser

[MarkDuff]

Originally Posted by SeeD

hamon on your blade look really like it was made by laser

Is that good or bad?

[Odin]

Originally Posted by TheUnknown

gosh.. i want to get one now.. =_= I need to go to Japan! now! lol.. but one quick question.. can you bring it outside the border?..

I can't confirm about other countries, but you can bring swords from Japan into the United States. I once had a job working in customs, and several times a week I would escort swords though customs and immigration, that had arrived on the Tokyo flights. Just make sure to declare everything before leaving Japan.