“NIB” Means “New In Box”
I like Paul’s stuff and was able to speak to the owner.
His swords are great and you can match the sword you
buy with your intended use.
Talk with Paul,tell him how you intend to use the sword,
he will recomend the right steel.
It all depends how you are going to use the sword.
Paul Chen (Hanwei) and Cheness Cutlery aren’t the same thing. Paul Chen swords are distributed through CAS Iberia and he is out of China. Cheness is out of California.
I do like Hanwei swords though. I owned a golden oriole for a few years and liked the way it handled. It’s as close as you can get to a “real” katana without spending a few thousand dollars. His upgraded line (the Tiger is one of them) I have heard a lot of good comments about but still, it is a production line sword and can only be so good. I remember hearing that the steel he used was scrap railroad steel, but that might have been with his earlier pieces. The weapons are quite durable and strong, even his practical line.
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“NIB” Means “New In Box”
I like Paul’s stuff and was able to speak to the owner.
His swords are great and you can match the sword you
buy with your intended use.
Talk with Paul,tell him how you intend to use the sword,
he will recomend the right steel.
It all depends how you are going to use the sword.
Paul Chen’s swords are very good deals for the buck. Powder steel is quite hard with edge at HRc60.
Paul Chen (Hanwei) and Cheness Cutlery aren’t the same thing. Paul Chen swords are distributed through CAS Iberia and he is out of China. Cheness is out of California.
I do like Hanwei swords though. I owned a golden oriole for a few years and liked the way it handled. It’s as close as you can get to a “real” katana without spending a few thousand dollars. His upgraded line (the Tiger is one of them) I have heard a lot of good comments about but still, it is a production line sword and can only be so good. I remember hearing that the steel he used was scrap railroad steel, but that might have been with his earlier pieces. The weapons are quite durable and strong, even his practical line.