02-09-2014, 08:06 PM
I don't think Dave is being harsh here at all.
For the most part… the "Off the shelf" stuff made in India blades are extremely cheep knock-offs of other extremely cheep knock-offs of blades that somebody else made who didn't do the research in the first place! Like Xeroxing a picture and copying each "Copy" of a "Copy" at some point it looses all clarity. It has a "Form" or "looks like" a sword… but it would be better used as a boat anchor. It totally lacks any "Authenticity."
As long as they make "Cheep" junk and sell it to an unsuspecting gullible person… then there will be a market for such garbage. Why they make and sell things that aren't even close to authentic or "Replica" in any sense of the word is far being one's imagination, when it takes about the same effort to make it right and accurate.
Maybe they make them so thick for liability purposes… so they don't break easily. However, I am sure that those out there who make swords would say that the thickness might not matter if they were made incorrectly… they are probably more prone to break anyway.
For the most part… the "Off the shelf" stuff made in India blades are extremely cheep knock-offs of other extremely cheep knock-offs of blades that somebody else made who didn't do the research in the first place! Like Xeroxing a picture and copying each "Copy" of a "Copy" at some point it looses all clarity. It has a "Form" or "looks like" a sword… but it would be better used as a boat anchor. It totally lacks any "Authenticity."
As long as they make "Cheep" junk and sell it to an unsuspecting gullible person… then there will be a market for such garbage. Why they make and sell things that aren't even close to authentic or "Replica" in any sense of the word is far being one's imagination, when it takes about the same effort to make it right and accurate.
Maybe they make them so thick for liability purposes… so they don't break easily. However, I am sure that those out there who make swords would say that the thickness might not matter if they were made incorrectly… they are probably more prone to break anyway.
