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Quick Steel
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Deja Vu

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It's been a couple of years since I have shown this. The sword is from Hanwei and is a replica of a WWII Japanese Colonel's sword. Each raank had a different color. The color for a Colonel was brown.
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That is a beauty. Is there a Japanese name for this pattern ? How long is blade ?
Although a 'replica' it is my understanding that the HanWei blades are tempered to be fully functional.
Keep it near your entrance way and intruders beware. You could probably stack 3 of them on this blade.
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KJ, The blade is 28"; the handle is 9". Although heavily decorated serving as an insignia of rank, it is fully functional as are my other Hanwei katanas. Many Japanese swords shown at gun shows and elsewhere are wall hangers, i.e. meant to serve as decorative pieces. Not so the Hanwei blades. I have done considerable cutting with my blades and their performance is excellent from the least expensive to the most.

Glad you asppeciate the sword.
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Very nice sword.
No deja vu for me, as I don’t remember it from the first time.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Deja Vu

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QS, a most wonderful sword. I must have missed this one the first one ::tu::
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Thanks QS. I appreciate all HanWei products. I have one HanWei sword, a Dadao, i think intended to decapitate. I also have a few Hanwei fixed blades and folders and every one is as top notch as knives get. They are a of Wm. Henry class but more sturdy and more usable.
Perhaps you will post pictures of your other HanWei swords plus a group picture ?
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Re: Deja Vu

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Thank you all for your comments. dog, this was posted about 2 and a half years ago.

kj, I have the darndest time trying to take decent photos of swords. As for a group photo, in order to get them all in the shot my little camera will shoot them so far away that very little detail will be shown. Nevertheless kj, you have given me a challenge and I'm going to attempt some new photos.
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