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tom hyle · 4th June 2005, 05:07 PM

Agreed. It's quite possible the blade is not steel; will a magnet stick to it? It looks like a weak cast metal used on many decorator "Japanese" swords.

4th June 2005, 05:07 PM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Agreed. It's quite possible the blade is not steel; will a magnet stick to it? It looks like a weak cast metal used on many decorator "Japanese" swords.