Where to buy swords

peregrine · 05-22-2006, 03:19 AM

i am looking for a few type of swords. mostly filipino in origin. such as a brong and kampilan.

anyone know of some good places for functional blades.?

Tim Chan · 05-22-2006, 08:01 PM

you can try ebay. but don't bid for really cheap stuff that seem like replicas. I think swordforum.com has some links to places to buy swords. I don't really know if there are much philipino dealers though.

**Zankou** · 05-22-2006, 08:32 PM

Good swords are extremely expensive. I know a decent katana is at least 5-10k, rising to 100k for a top-quality one. I'd guess philipino swords are considerably cheaper though.

Tim Chan · 05-22-2006, 10:28 PM

That's arguable. more expensive isn't always better, though i'd avoid anything under 200 for functional swords.

i got a functional carbon steel katana for around 250. it's not the best on the market, but it's a nice sword for it's price. I got my chinese broad sword at around the same price. again not the best on the market but good for it's price. I'm not someone who would be able to afford super high end damacus steel swords.

And wouldn't it suck if you managed to break one of those 10k swords cutting something. There is a high chance it'll atleaste get a few dents eventually through vigours use. my cheaper swords seem to cut through branches fine when i tested it.

krnguy03 · 07-29-2006, 09:49 PM

look up paul chen's company.. he makes the best quality swords and blades in general..

kokoro · 07-30-2006, 12:27 PM

check out www.kriscutlery.com

they specialize in Philippino weapons and training items..

good prices too...

Best,

Kokoro

Masterfulks · 08-01-2006, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zankou

Good swords are extremely expensive. I know a decent katana is at least 5-10k, rising to 100k for a top-quality one. I'd guess philipino swords are considerably cheaper though.

5k is way high for a decent katana.

You could start getting custom jobs for that.

Katana's do seem to be alittle more expensive, but you can start getting some nice swords of varying styles for 400+ from a few places.

Albion makes some, and angus trim.

mjfan12 · 08-21-2006, 01:31 AM

why are swords so expensive? theyre just a handle with a blade right? Im new at swords, so I dont know. are these hand made or something?

anyone know what kids of swords the arabs used during their many conquests? especially during the crusades? is it those broad swords like you see on the tv?

I like the katanas, and the arabian swords, and some replicas of euro swords and movie swords, like id get the highlander replica, and excaliber, and so forth.

chdnny · 08-25-2006, 10:19 PM

im curious too, would anyone be able to post a picture of a 10k katana? would it be 10k because its an antique or its actually worth 10k because of the craftmenship and all of that?

stewy37 · 06:52 AM

A sword isn't like a knife. Since a knife is short, they don't have to be as carefully made. balance, thickness, flexibility are all not as important as with a sword. You can make a decent knife by taking a piece of steel, creating an edge on it and wrapping some leather around it for a handle. If you do that with a sword, it's liable to be heavy, unwieldy, and liable to break.

Anyway, for everything sword related check out www.swordforum.com

http://www.casiberia.com/ has a good line of filipino edged weapons.