Tamahagane Steel Samurai Katana Sword Hand forged Tanto by Takemoto

[DingusDude01]

cutting power comes from the blade, the wielder, and the soul. if you strike tatami mat, and the lower half moves(in this case the entire stand), it is either poor swordcraft, or a poor swordsman. in this case it might be both. but especially the second one.

[MrGmanFreeman]

this dumbass is gonna fucking kill someone with that!!! hes just wailing at it with one hand... retard....

[ZentetsukenVII]

I think its safe to say people pay big money for nihonto because they are handcrafted by experts who do it the hard way, its not only a weapon but a piece of art. While production swords can be art and functional at a low price shows that they arent nihonto but it doesent mean they arent swords that were developed in the long run by master swordsmiths from years ago. The reason nihonto are so cherished is because theyre sentimental purposes.

[bexiu021294]

You have disgraced the name of the samurai!

[NJKTesla]

theres a difference between tamahagane and nihonto tamahagane . for a sword to be concidered nihonto , the steel has to come from only one place in japan . but tamahagane is actually not very hard to make and many people make there own .

when collectors want an authentic , or authentic reproduction , they look for nihonto swords . they only make a certain amount of sword quallity steel per year , that can be considered authentic . hence the high price of nihonto blades.

[ChrisRiley93]

Listen, if that tanto is really made out of Japanese Tamahagane, it would be expensive as hell. That being said, they wouldn't let someone with very little experience in cutting cut with it if it was as expensive as a real tamahagane tanto would be.

[RenmarStriff]

@ChrisRiley93 Who cares? Its a blade, it works, and its sharp. Call me non old fassioned but arent all blades made to be used? If you have this expensive as hell blade h ow many times are you going to actually use it? Screw that. Make em good, high quality, but dont make me pay for some 'name' so I have nothing but a wall hanger and cool looking blade. Give it to me at a price to where I dont mind thrashing it if I have to.

[ChrisRiley93]

@RenmarStriff Um, what? 3/4 of your reply has nothing to do with what I said.

[coifgx]

"i am not a professional cutter" does that need to be pointed out?

[KumoKojiki]

Takemoto Authentic Hand Forged Tamahagane Steel Katana Samurai Sword ooo

[darkgaiasonic]

cool, i have one with me, and i want to know its capability

[theone91109]

can i have it i live out in the country andcan put it to good use

[yuukanonibu]

is damascus also know as tamahagane?

[DietBroccoli]

Nope

[EventisInnovations]

Tamahagane is a type of steel with an unique carbon content. Damascus refers to a technique for making a sword which results in a pattern in the steel after creation.