Quote Originally Posted by seienchin View Post
@athanaric
Why are you banging your head against the wall, because of the katana statement? Its true
The art of manufacturing is the single most important factor of a good sword. Japanese iron has a really poor quality, which made the complex crafting methods necessary but in the end even with the poor japanese iron the swords were incredible.
And they can cut through tanks! I saw it!

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I know about Katanas. However, there's a universal law that applies to Japanese blades as well as to Celtic ones: for a really good sword, you have to pay quite a bit. Otherwise, you'll get a cheap version that isn't all that great.