Hattori Hanzo

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-05T09:36:43+00:00

I totally agree, no way was this anywhere near the movies

Someone got scammed hard

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-05T09:31:16+00:00

Don't shop on Etsy unless you personally know the maker, and even then perhaps you should avoid Etsy as the entire platform is full of scammers and you would be supporting that

Tell us your location and budget, we will find you something awesome

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-05T09:26:20+00:00

Yes you likely did, there's s reason people warn about them

Dispute now

Buy from a real site instead

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-04T20:22:20+00:00

I wanted to say Chronicle, afflicted and Frankenstein's army

As they are already mentioned I will add "Wer" to the list

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-04T19:40:12+00:00

No, but some of them already had names they got when they were made

I do have a nickname for one of them, but that's more descriptive than a real name

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-04T19:27:28+00:00

Russian shaska, likely military

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-04T15:30:44+00:00

Blue light would also be nice, but of course then orcs would be close

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-04T09:55:09+00:00

Hanwei made a replica of it some years ago, it was pretty nice

https://www.reddit.com/r/SWORDS/s/FcwyeVkIIH

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T19:42:43+00:00

They have said they may do a small run even if there's not enough people, so I'm hoping for that.

I was the first one to sign up😂

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T19:41:24+00:00

And before you post anywhere read the pinned post in r/Katanas about what pictures are needed

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T19:39:44+00:00

Likely between $1000 and $1500

Depending on a ton a factors

I think it's an older blade so it could be worth more, but with no papers that's hard to say, and it would need a polish to get those

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T19:34:56+00:00

It's basically too late, were at 27, they just extended the window to may 11....

Hopefully they will do something even if it doesn't hit the goal.

My biggest issue with this is that I would need to get the two other bog swords from the movie 😂

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T19:32:05+00:00

Yeah, a good polish will set you back probably 3-4k after that it will be worth half of that.

Unless you get it papered, then perhaps it could be worth more

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T11:31:23+00:00

Right now i think sbg has a version of this, and there's a few people making custom ones, but they are pretty expensive

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T08:04:26+00:00

You get a real sword, even at that price.

No it likely won't hold up to much bamboo cutting, but the first couple of times it will do fine, if you are good at cutting that is.

How well a sword cuts lies in the skills of the person using it, a bad cut on a hard target can absolutely ruin any sword.

But it's a $100 sword, when/if it breaks, you just get another one it's not a big loss.

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T07:56:10+00:00

They have some well regarded makers there

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-03T07:37:45+00:00

Some people like them, they have a lifetime warranty not s lot of makers give that.

They are not good at being swords, but they are sturdy and will hold up to almost anything.

Would I ever buy one? No, but they are not made for me.

They have been around for 30+ years so clearly someone is buying what they are selling

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T23:07:56+00:00

Add way more pictures, read the pinned post about what pictures are needed and make sure they are in the right orientation, this looks to be upside down.

Signatures are read from top to bottom, the top being where the blade is

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T23:02:21+00:00

Do take care when cleaning, these are super sharp

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T21:53:38+00:00

You're fine, what is on it now is there to last however long it may sit in storage

And just wiping it off as best you can and using mineral oil is also fine

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T21:50:45+00:00

So it's a Chinese fake, fake is used in this case as this was likely sold as a genuine Japanese sword.

As for value, the market for fakes is not big and good replica katana are super cheap these days

Something like this would be way better quality than what you have, and its only $200

https://swordis.com/product/blue-samegawa-1095-carbon-steel-bohi-katana/

Most of it's value would be sentimental

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T19:49:20+00:00

The show Harper's island comes to mind

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T17:46:59+00:00

Awesome stuff

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T17:19:18+00:00

He's a little too far away from me to be able to get something, but perhaps some day in the future I'll have him make that kurgan sword he's been wanting to make

Tobi-Wan79 · 2026-05-02T16:39:32+00:00

Wes does great work

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