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Chris Evans · 08-23-2012, 10:47 AM

At what price, in USD, one must begin to consider when buying a forged sword, a shinken for tameshigiri ?
Are there good American smiths or is buying from a Japanese smith required for a durable heirloom?

Just being curios.

08-23-2012, 10:47 AM	#1
Chris Evans Location: Berkeley, CA. Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 169 Offline	shinken? At what price, in USD, one must begin to consider when buying a forged sword, a shinken for tameshigiri ? Are there good American smiths or is buying from a Japanese smith required for a durable heirloom? Just being curios.
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