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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dremen" data-source="post: 349178" data-attributes="member: 6773">swordsIt all depends upon how much money you want to spend and what you want it for. This can become an adiction and if you think you might want to get into collecting I can offer some advice. Don't by wall hangers unless this is all you will ever want. Before I learned about real swords I bought a bunch of these. Once I learned that they were not real swords (As oposed to 'sword-like' objects) I regreted spending my money on "fakes" $25-$50 dollars per sword-like-object adds up fast. And for around $150-$300 for production SWORDS, and I could have had 1 or 2 real swords for what I spent on wall hangers.Wall hangers are NOT meant to be used, Any sword like object that mentions stainless steel is NOT a real sword and should not be used as it can and has caused serious injury. Swordfroum.com has several articles aimed at how to spot real stuff from fake.Spend a couple hours on thier site and learn about the different options. Museum Replicas tends to have a bad reputation due to quality issues and customer service, prices are high as well. Thier sister company Atlanta Cutlery has better prices though. I order form here allot.Battle Ready is typically a marketing term and is usually applied to many wall hangers. I have heard shop owners swear the new LotR swords are Battle Ready. They are not, nor intended to be.Angus Trim (see swordforum for contact info.) makes some VERY nice production swords for the $300-$400 price range. kriscutlery.com has some nice stuff in the $150-$700 price range (depending upon many factors, but they only sell real stuff).  You can even get some custom stuff resonably priced. (Knife makers many not know how to make a sword properly, but sword makers can make a proper knife.) I have a 'korean sword' from Kris cutlery that is very sharp tracks well and has excellent balance. Paul Chen (Hanwei) also makes some very good stuff in the $150-and up range. Check out the "Practical Series" there is a rapier, knightly sword, jain, katana, wakizashi, and more all for under $200 usually.The best place to go for info again is swordforum.com If you just want wall hangers Smokey Mountain knives has good prices. Stay away form martial arts magazines. The stuff they sell thends to be wu-shu arms, which are very light and NOT meant for combat. These are for forms and wall hanging. Blades tend to bend and stay bent. -D</blockquote>

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