[skinkinthegrass]

I am thinking about a modern-made example though that is made almost the same way.

..goto hppt://www.bugei.com, a fine sword retailer.

[Sender]

Bugei gets a pretty steep price for their fine swords, IMHO. But they look really nice.

Do an eBay search for 'Chen Katana' and check out the Hanwei Forge offerings for us cheap poor people. I don't have a job right now...I am ronin :) This one is what I'm thinking of for a yard sword. 6th generation practical katana. You know, to do the hedges.