cheap sword?

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by katana

Hi Kronckew,
I saw this too, but was alittle concerned as to its 'functionallity' the cast hilt looks to be 'unfinished' if you look at one of the quillions.. there seems to be some surplus material (from the casting) that has not been removed

The blade also seems to have indentations (almost like a ripple) on its spine, it suggested to me that the blade was either very thin or may be unhardened/un tempered. as the damage caused by whatever had struck it would have possibly chipped or cracked a 'true' blade.

But these are my own thoughts...concluded from the listing pictures. Hopefully......and quite probably....I am wrong.

Regards David

i saw that too, so was a bit sceptical (hence the cheap sword title, if someone else had bid another quid more than my sniper limit - which was 50p more than i got it for - they would have had it ), i've got a tulwar blade in need of a new hilt in case the blade on this one is a cheap'n nasty one, i'll 'finish' off the quillion if it is indeed flash from the casting & not gunk...if the spine was a bit softer than the edge, as in differentially tempered, i might expect some parries to leave a few dents. would like to have seen the included scabbard 'in need of a small repair'. mebbe it's got some fitting worth salvaging for one of my other projects...

anyways, not much worthwhile in the ebay pipeline, so i was bored and decided it was worth a shot. cheaper than taking a ladyfriend out to dinner anyhow....