In the family we have two swords from my Grandpa. One is the samurai sword from a Japanese officer of a POW camp in the Phillipines. The other that he prized more was given to him by a Phillipine resistance fighter. It is STOUT. It was made from the leaf spring of a truck and ground down to hold an edge. It weighs a ton and is sharp as all get out. My Grandpa was a racist ol bastard and the only Asians he ever respected were the Phillipinos who fought the Japanese.
Here in China you can buy swords just about anywhere but they aren't allowed to have an edge on them. I bought my brother a "genuine" Chinese ninja short sword in Beijing a couple years ago and took it home to him. He has since rectified the not having an edge problem and swears by his circa 2002 Chinese Ninja Sword...
