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Reddit mentions of Musashi - 1060 Carbon Steel - Best Miyamoto Sword (Black)
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Reddit mentions: 3
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Musashi - 1060 Carbon Steel - Clay Tempered Samurai SwordBlade Material: 1060 High Carbonwith clay temper process. 55 HRC blade hardnessExtremely sharp hand honed edgeCheck the musashi engraving on seppa (spacer) for authenticity with musashi box. Don't settle with a counterfeit one.
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| Color | Black |
One of the people at my iaido class won a Musashi in a raffle and he's been very happy with it.
All right, look.
The Miyamoto Sword, made from specified AISI 1060 carbon steel, offered by Musashi, available from Amazon for $125 USD with free shipping.
1060's good enough to slice through water bottles and tatami mats and not worry about bending or chipping the edge. If you cut at the right angle.
So if you REALLY NEED A SWORD THIS SECOND OMG OMG OMG IT CAN'T WAIT o_o SO KAWAIIIII... well then, there you go.
Otherwise, there are a bunch of other vendors you can get a quality practice katana from. Ronin Katana, Cheness, Hanwei, others. But those cost more, and they take time to get it shipped to you.
I purchased an unsharpened version of this for Iaido training: http://smile.amazon.com/Musashi-Carbon-Steel-Miyamoto-Sword/dp/B002IZC83C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1411607379&sr=8-4&keywords=musashi+sword
Mine has 2 pins in the full tang handle. I recommend also buying a cleaning kit. A wooden saya is more authentic to me but will wear or split over time from repetitive drawing and sheathing. I liked the price, reviews and a handle long enough to balance or use a two-handed grip. Educate yourself via research and reviews. Good Luck!