I still find some things I appreciate about the Practical More educated about what makes a nice Japanese-styled sword. I must admit that my tastes have changed somewhat as I become My first impression of the fittings was that they looked simple andĮlegant.
It was obvious that I was finally holding a sword I swung it (slowly and carefully) around the living room, andĭecided it was not unwieldy it just had a lot more blade presence than This sword seemed heavier, with a balance point farther from the tsuba. Was how different the balance was from my stainless steel wallhangers. The first thing I noticed upon handling my first functional sword I gingerly lifted the sword out of the box and slowly unsheathed it. The saya was lacquered a glossy black, and was The sageo (scabbard-cord) was wrapped tightlyĪround the saya (scabbard), but not tied. When I opened the Hanwei box, I found the Practical Katana packed
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I must have staredĪt that box for a full five minutes, just letting the excitement build
Logo on the left, and the Hanwei logo on the right. Hanwei box glossy black decorated with white bamboo, the CAS Iberia Underneath the brown UPS cardboard box was a stately looking Into my living room, got my digital camera, and proceeded to unpack my With all the patience of a kid at Christmas, I hauled the box Porch the sword-fairy must have stopped by while I was rocking my baby The garbage, and was confronted with an oblong brown box on my side My son and I were alone for the evening (my wife was working My sword arrived via UPS on my doorstep only three days after I placed The great thing about collectors is we all love our collections for
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My best to use correct Japanese-styled sword terminology.įeel free to disagree with any of my conclusions in this review I am merely a weapons enthusiast with a soft spotįor sharp, pointy, shiny things. Therefore, this is not the review of a Japanese Sword Arts Note that I stated earlier that I do not formally train in any What follows is my review of my first sword ever: The Hanwei Generation 5 Paul Chen Practical Katana. Hoped that this deal could not be beat when it came to my first Some of the drawbacks of this sword would be, but given the price, I I was fully aware going into my purchase what The next reason I chose the Practical Katana was its reputationĪlthough not everyone I ran into in the sword community was a fan,Įnough people had started their collections with this sword that I felt New father with bills to pay, my sword fund would initially be limited,Īnd there was no way I could justify several hundreds of dollars for my The functional sword world, and had become thoroughly intimidated. Prior to my purchase I had familiarized myself with prices of blades in The price of the PK has risen steadily since this review was written back in 2005 and now sells for between $300 to $350 depending on where you buy it. Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA).Ultra Durable 'Beater' Katana under $400.
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