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Noneed2hate

Thoughts on this Ronin Tactics Wakizashi?

Personally I think it looks like a cheap sub $200-300 sword but maybe that's just me.

No hada, fake hamon, things that would have to be present and legitimate especially at this price point. I do not believe this is representative of the works of a traditional master knife maker, but I'm probably wrong. $2600 seems like a VERY steep/ridiculous pricepoint to place this at.

Also it appears in the one of the photos there is a hagire.

What is everyone else thoughts?

https://www.ronintactics.com/store/p275/R%C5%8Dnin_Wakizashi_%E8%84%87%E5%B7%AE_%28Short_Swords%29.html

Posted Feb 13, 2023, 4:17 PM UTC · edited

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OakenArmor•

Kydex sheath is a dead giveaway.

This isn’t even a reproduction, it’s just a lazy ripoff done sloppily.

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jonithen_eff•

It's a big shrug from me. Not interested in tactical blades, and not really into custom knives so no idea who the maker is or what's appropriate price-wise. I have seen enough goofy photos of all kinds of high priced items that the 'hagire' could just be oil and dust spec, or it could be a crack...

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Tex_Arizona•

Looks like they're trying to cash in on the name of the the Japanese smith and that these are supposedly made in Japan. Seems over priced to me.

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stalkerfromtheearth•

This is a terrible thing. Just the hardness of it, 62 is way too high. It will have good edge retention, but is very brittle. It can't be safely whacked into stuff as it will simply break. I've seen what you mean with hagire don't know if it is, but if so it shouldn't have left the forge. It really is overpriced.

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Tex_Arizona•

Looks like it's differentialy hardened. If so 62 hrc would be normal for the cutting edge of a Japanese sword. The rest of the blade would presumably be softer.

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stalkerfromtheearth•

Ah yes! Now I see. Seems my eyes skipped that on the site. In that case it is fine for the edge.

But if I would buy a tactical waki I would prefer it to be monohardened to be tough.

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Tex_Arizona•

Hard to really tell much for sure just from the info on the site. Personally I think this sword and the site where it's sold throw up all sorts of red flags. No way I'd shell out that kind of cash for this dubious sword.

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