Luckykboxer Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 The other thread brought me to this. I love the mystique os swords and japanese swords especially. I own a few. a couple of cheapy 50-100 dollar US jobs that are machine sharpened. Another I bought for a little over 2000 dollars US. It is a nice sword, and i have been told is a good quality sword. i am curious what the experience is for cost of swords and quality. I have seen some swords... not the old japanese swords that are considered national treasures, but the higher quality ones that go for upwards of 20,000 - 30,000 dollars. just not sure why??? help please?
yamesu Posted July 25, 2004 Posted July 25, 2004 i have a couple of sword-sets and individual katanas, the cheapest was a katana-wakasashi set made of japanese alloy that cost me 200AU from japan, the best sword i own, (but not the most expensive,) is a paulchen gen5 practical-plus, cost me 700AU, and cuts through almost anything from pumpkins to bundles of bamboo, so if i had to pick any sword it would have to be the prac-plus. Osu. "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children."
aefibird Posted July 25, 2004 Posted July 25, 2004 (edited) I've seen fairly decent swords go for about £500-£2000 in the UK. They were not even the sort that are rare and collectable, they're just good quality swords for use in martial arts practice, both sharpened and semi-sharpened. A good company that does swords and other martial arts weapons is Barrington's swords, based in London. I don't know if they sell to outside of the UK, though. Edited July 27, 2004 by aefibird "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
yamesu Posted July 26, 2004 Posted July 26, 2004 i think HANWEI is one of the best sword companies, and both of the hanwei swords i own are of the upmost quality, i just wish i had the money to buy a KAMI before they sell out.......... Osu. "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children."
JerryLove Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 IME, once you get into proper steels and craftsmanship, bottom price is around $750 with the norm hovering closer to $1500 US. https://www.clearsilat.com
Disciple Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 If you want decent quality, $3000-$5000, easy, order from like Japan or Korea. Why do they cost that much? Proper balancing and full tangs (the tang is the part fo the sword in the handle, if anyone doesn't know that term). Plus, the strength of the blad itself, not just the sharpness. The material put into it is relatively cheap, it is forging the sword that is the art form.
Chibi Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 I had the pleasure of holding a $30,000 sword on Sunday. The balance was amazing, it was beautiful. I'd never buy one though. There are much cheaper swords that are beautifuly balanced and look good.
Martial_Artist Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 Bugei.com sells quality blades from around $900 US on up to around $7,600. Paul Chen makes good practice weapons for cheap. The reason japanese swords are so expensive is because of the tamahagane steel they use. The Japanese government regulates how much is mined and distributed to smiths. The top smiths get the best batches. The rarity of the steel and the fact that the best steel goes to the "best" smiths is what drives Japanese sword prices so high. With swords, if you buy responsibly, you get what you pay for. (Notwithstanding high priced antiques) "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.Imagination is more important than knowledge.Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Einstein
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