what kind of steel to choose when buying a katana

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i am considering buying a full tang samurai katana and i am wondering what kind of steel to buy. i know the kinds of steel (damascus steel, high carbon steel, folded steel, spring steel and tamahagane steel) but am not sure what to get. i personally prefer folded steel because it's more traditional, but have that high carbon steel is also good. so could anybody help me?

Fly out to japan and buy one there. Those swords do rule so you want to make shure you get one that lasts a long time

Well it depends if the sword is for practical use or not. Do you want it to have a sharp and sturdy chip proof blade?

What is your price range? IMO Hanwei make the best, you should check out their range. I'm thinking of getting one from their Raptor series (for erm....home security And no, they're not illegal in NSW!)

thanks for your response. yes i do want it to have a sharp and sturdy blade and my price range is up 100 dollars

the shiny metallic kind.

thanks, ive been saving my money for a while. and can anybody tell me if we can mention companies by name on here?

There's no rule against mentioning a company's name as long you don't make an account primarily to advertise for them. Unless the rules have changed dramatically since I last checked.

alright thank you for that, i just didnt want to get banned.

unfortunately no, its just the swords that you want are really exspensive. i have seen those same swords on www.bugei.com for 300 dollars but dont know what other costs they could be incurring.

No fret. Theres this one which is made from the same 5160 steel: http://www.casiberia.com/prod_Detail.aspx?id=SH2462

Or this Zatoichi (these are illegal in NSW): http://www.casiberia.com/prod_Detail.aspx?id=SH2267

ok thanks for that.