Originally Posted by MightyMacbeth

yes that is very impressive..

And prices are still high heh. I knew a site which also had antique swords. Think it was www.goantiques.com

Realstic katana is too expensive,so how is a skeuomorphic katana made from Aluminium and zinc
It is cheap and light,safety but seems realsdtic.

yeah they are expensive.. Wonder if any real samurai Katana still do exist, especally Katanas used in the Sengoku Jidai period of Japan

Originally Posted by Spartacus

Katanas are made by continuously heating and folding steel and then forcibly compressing it onto itself. Each Katana is literally hundreds of layers of steel, which is where it derives it incredible durability and strength. Imagine trying to forge one... not a weekend job. I.E. the cost.

High quality Katanas consist of serveral thousand layers of metals, theres also different kinds of metal in one single sword.

yeah unique way they made their swords