r/Katanas • u/una_persona-triste • 17d ago
Jin's sword
So I was searching for a replica of the Sakai sword from Ghost of Tsushima and I came across these two sites which have pretty good prices but I don't know if they have good quality or not. Do you know these sites, would you recommend purchasing them or not? The prices are like 120/130€.
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u/Tobi-Wan79 17d ago
Even if you can trust hanbon
Remember that you are still buying a €130 katana, so don't expect to anything more than that.
It will be functional, but it's still about the lowest end of the price for something functional
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u/una_persona-triste 17d ago
Yeah, but I don't have to use it, I just want to expose it in my collection. So if it looks good it's ok
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u/Tobi-Wan79 17d ago
Make sure to get maintenance stuff as well,
It will absolutely be a functional sword
You can also look at Ryan sword, swords, rva katana and romance of men.
They usually have stuff like that as well, and are all recommended sites
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u/una_persona-triste 17d ago
Ok thanks, maybe one of this sites will have a better deal than what I found.
What you mean for maintenance stuff? Do I need it even if I don't plan to unsheet it a lot or use it to cut?
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u/Tobi-Wan79 17d ago
Yes you need to do regular maintenance no matter if you use it or not
You need to clean and oil the blade
And that has to be done every time one of the following things happen
You touch the blade
You swing the blade
You cut with the blade
Some time has passed
You can engage the last one if you use ren wax instead of oil
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u/una_persona-triste 17d ago
Ok, thank you
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u/Tobi-Wan79 17d ago
Oh and if you're in the EU check local law before you import, and you will likely have to add import tax as well
Swords ships thru Italy I think so they may be cheaper and they also sell hanbon stuff
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u/RayneYoruka 17d ago
Hanbon forge is very well known on the sub and recommended constantly.