![]() ![]() Compare it with our Folded 1050 Series and our Elite Series you’ll see that with the fake Japanese swords, the acid has eaten the metal. Below are photos of how acid etched grain looks like. They’re neither really folded nor pattern welded, but acid etched. With the fake Japanese sword, the “hada” is done in a different way. You can visit this page to see how our Elite Series swords are made. For our Elite Series, which are folded, laminated, or a combination of both may also have a hada (our other Elite Series are just laminated so no hada is present), and it looks very different than those fake Japanese swords. Different types of steel are combined together and then folded to create this pattern. We do have blades in our 1050 Series that are folded producing layers in the steel, but they are done by the method called “pattern welding”. Most of our swords are made of mono-steel, which is made of one type steel, it’s not laminated or folded so there’s no hada present. Not the wire brushed kind, but the acid etched kind and it doesn’t even look nice.Īnother thing that sets our swords apart from these fake Japanese swords is the “hada” or grain in the steel. Most of these fake Japanese swords have a fake hamon or temperline. The blades are not hardened, in fact they are as soft as the blade of a sword-like-object or a wall-hanger. They’re also newly-made swords that have been artificially aged by burying it in dirt so it would rust. These fake Japanese swords may bear some resemblance to our swords, but how they are made is very different. Our swords are made for its intended use and they are not just for display. Mainly for “tameshigiri” (cutting practice) or for iaijutsu/iaido training. Our hand forged swords are specifically made for martial arts training. So what are these fake Japanese swords and how are they different from our martial arts swords? Even though they’re both made in China, there are big differences between them. We’re writing this short article so you’ll be educated and won’t lose your hard earned money. They may fool the beginner collector, but they cannot fool us. It could be intentional so they can make a profit, or they just didn’t do enough research about the swords they are selling. We’ve never used the term “made in Japan” for our swords, but unfortunately, there are a lot of unscrupulous merchants claiming that the swords they are selling are “authentic” and are “made in Japan”. There are shinkens made in China, Korea, USA, Europe, etc. We classify our products as “shinken”, the basic translation of which is “martial arts sword” made in the modern era that can be of non-Japanese origin. Most of the Japanese style swords available in the market today are made in China and we’ve been very honest with the origin of our products and the type of steel we use. What we’re referring to are swords made in China that’s being passed off as “antique” swords “made in Japan”! Yes, there are fake Japanese swords out there and we’re not talking about “sword-like-objects” or “wall-hangers” which are just intended for display or cosplay. ![]()
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