My Japanese friend is a skilled sword maker. He only makes a certain amount every year, as he only gets so much Tamahagane, but he also only sells full three blade sets, and his price is 16k for the three.
it was called Tamahagane, and its nickname being "pig iron" and was pretty much bits of iron found in sand. its really only used for the looks and being traditional.
Depends on the iron source. Sand or bog iron need a lot of work to be usabe; ore ironia, not so much. If the smith was using imported iron ingots like was common before Japan closed up it'd have been about as pure as anyone could hope to get before the industrial revolution, meaning even less work for the smith.
The enlightenment is real. I dont even like bladed weapons like that in general but mad respect a 350 year old artifact USED ❤ and loved that long for that price is a heck of a steal.
@@chrono-eventless6956 there are about a total of 180 smiths making shinsakuto as of right now, but their works are usually far more expensive than antique
that is.... Shockingly reasonable for something so old. Prices like that indicate a very large supply. And considering just how many careless hands, accidents, house fires, and obviously conflicts happened in that time, it's a wonder there are any left at all. You folks made a LOOOT of swords for them to be this common after the attrition of centuries.
I'm pretty intrested in this specific sword, if possible I'd like to know if there are any cracks and/or chips in the blade. I have checked myself in the pictures available on the website but I couldn't find any. I wanted to ask just to make sure there aren't any.
Imma be real, im not wanting something so traditional it uses the same materials as long ago I want something functional, a good alternative to when my gun doesnt work or runs out of munitions or other reasons Quality durable and capable It being a katanaesque sword would just be cooler
Newly made Japanese swords follow the traditions of Edo period sword making, which were more for show and less for use. Swords in the Kamakura period were actually sturdy.
well assuming you aren't japanese (mostly based on the gun comment) you can get a sword that's basically a katana but made of different types of steel from a lot of places for very cheap granted if you're looking for a backup weapon maybe don't go with a full sized katana and aim for shorter sword (like a wakizashi)
Of course this is only true if you think authenticity matters. If you buy a non-Japanese-made katana, that's built like one and uses good quality steel, and functions, you can find that for cheaper than most European style swords, simply because katanas have been so popular for so long that demand is high for a quality product. Think $350 range.
They've got a short talking about swords made with Japanese steel and those made with tool steel, and that they apparently have a shop and sell both. Honestly, I work on CNC and tool steel is pretty cheap given you know what you want, so I wouldn't think they'd be too pricey, and they'll pretty much slice every other sword in half.
Mini-Katana is such an annoying channel. They usually have no clue what they're talking about. It wouldn't be that infuriating if the things they got wrong weren't so easily refuted with just a modicum of research.
Because they're not as good and are basically just show pieces, (they're pieces of history, and may be easy to break). They would be expensive if there weren't a shitload of them just lying around. New ones are much better, in both the process of it being made and the materials it's made out of. While you can still use the antique swords for practice, it won't be as good as a new one
Well I bought one from RVA and I did get it authenticated even though it came with its papers, sent it in to NTHK and they certified it was indeed authentic. It’s considered fraud if a store were to sell counterfeit antique swords as if they were actually antique. I haven’t ran into many shops that have a good reputation sell forgery or fake antique swords. If you’re concerned at any point just send it for authentication. I can only say what my experience allows and from what I’ve seen RVA sells truly authentic swords and you should be able to trust them.
