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Do you mean to buy one? I'm no expert, but I'd say that's pretty much not gonna happen. A real handmade Japanese katana is probably worth a fortune... not to mention it's a lethal weapon, so you wouldn't get it through customs on your way home...
However, if you just want to look at them, there's a sword museum in Yoyogi. I went there last year, but it was pretty disappointing... all the swords have been disassembled and the blades are displayed separately from the tsuba... It just looks like a big set of kitchen knives. :/
Sorry, this reply probably wasn't very helpful, but I just noticed no-one else had answered you yet. :P
However, if you just want to look at them, there's a sword museum in Yoyogi. I went there last year, but it was pretty disappointing... all the swords have been disassembled and the blades are displayed separately from the tsuba... It just looks like a big set of kitchen knives. :/
Sorry, this reply probably wasn't very helpful, but I just noticed no-one else had answered you yet. :P
I have a Japanese hand made "katana" that I paid $350 for here in the States that is used in my classes. Its not fancy, just a regular blade, so that is why it didn't cost so much. They aren't really expensive, and people make them even now in Japan. Japan is only allowed to make so many a year. フィリップ's friend can buy one if he wants, and he can ship it back to the states. He most likely won't be able to securely box it up and take it on the plane's luggage shipment, but he can have it shipped back home via international shipping services.
However, I don't know what prices would be like out there or where to find the sword smiths since I've never been to Japan. If he has a wad of cash set aside for one, he should be able to buy one without any problems.
However, I don't know what prices would be like out there or where to find the sword smiths since I've never been to Japan. If he has a wad of cash set aside for one, he should be able to buy one without any problems.
There are things you need to think about. If you are buying an
old sword, was it stolen from a dead body in WW2? If so, you
should not even touch it let alone buy it. If it was a surrendered
blade, was it Navy or Army? Army blades were more likely to be
used in war crimes. You can usually tell that by the fittings
and the length of the sword. Naval blades tended to be a little
shorter.
Buying a new properly made Japanese blade will cost a lot.
Anything from US$7,000 to US$30,000. Of course you can buy cheap,
but it's probably rubbish.
Can I say, there is nothing wrong with the Chinese blades. Paul
Chen makes some very good daito. Most martial artists I know who
do cutting use a Practical Plus which is distinctive by the length
of the tsuka. It's a very good cutting blade and it will set you
back a few hundred dollars. These are good blades and the fittings
are very nice. As a display sword, they look the part...as a
cutting sword they more than do the job.
フィリップ:
Don't think that "made in Japan" means "real". A lot of Chinese-made katana are made using the process that authentic katana were made with, whereas many Japanese katana no longer are. A lot of Japanese katana are made by machine, or made with the wrong kind of steel, or both. They do it this way because it's cheaper and they know they can get away with it, because they can still sell their katana as "real Japanese katana" and people will buy them because of that, even though they're nothing like a real katana.
Bottom line is you should pay more attention to how a katana is made and what materials it's made with rather than where it is made. The former matters a lot more than the latter.
Don't think that "made in Japan" means "real". A lot of Chinese-made katana are made using the process that authentic katana were made with, whereas many Japanese katana no longer are. A lot of Japanese katana are made by machine, or made with the wrong kind of steel, or both. They do it this way because it's cheaper and they know they can get away with it, because they can still sell their katana as "real Japanese katana" and people will buy them because of that, even though they're nothing like a real katana.
Bottom line is you should pay more attention to how a katana is made and what materials it's made with rather than where it is made. The former matters a lot more than the latter.
The web site of one of the most traditional katana brands, Kikuichimonji is here, <http://www.kikuichimonji.co.jp/index.html>, if it helps any. This brand is about 700 years old, but I don't know if it is still making katanas. Some other traditional brands/swordsmiths are Masamune, Muramasa, Mutsunokami, Kanesada, Kotetsu, if you are interested. They made katanas fer samurais and even fer shoguns.
>> you can get a cheap functional sword that is properly
>> made and not rubbish.
I'm not saying there aren't any good cheap swords out there.
The Paul Chen swords are very cheap and also very good. We
have started importing blades from India which are made from
spring steal and they are extremely good cutting swords.
However these are all machine made. For the same sort of
quality in a Japanese made sword you will probably pay about
$3000 dollars...and if you move up to a hand made sword
you will start at around $7000...if it has a nice hamon
add another $2000.
Second hand blades are a mixed bunch. I tend to discourage
people from buying them from China purely because it's
difficult to know the blades history. Having said that do
a search on ebay and there are dozens selling for not very
much at all.
>> made and not rubbish.
I'm not saying there aren't any good cheap swords out there.
The Paul Chen swords are very cheap and also very good. We
have started importing blades from India which are made from
spring steal and they are extremely good cutting swords.
However these are all machine made. For the same sort of
quality in a Japanese made sword you will probably pay about
$3000 dollars...and if you move up to a hand made sword
you will start at around $7000...if it has a nice hamon
add another $2000.
Second hand blades are a mixed bunch. I tend to discourage
people from buying them from China purely because it's
difficult to know the blades history. Having said that do
a search on ebay and there are dozens selling for not very
much at all.
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