eBay auction for a Katar blade ...is it?

[katana]

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Katana

It strikes me as being a cast blade not forged.

Lew

Hi Lew,
thanks, I must admit that the pictures DO suggest it is cast. Thats why I was concerned....(that ,and the 'fixing point').I assumed that if it were 'genuine' ...the 'decoration' at the 'hilt end' would have been chiselled...and would have been a 'status piece' because of the craftsmanship involved.

Hi Tim,
I agree ...if it is cast ...it is indeed 'horrible'.....if this is genuinely forged and the decoration is chiselled ...I think due to the craftsmanship IMHO it is much 'nicer'.