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Originally Posted by Battara
This looks very like a Paul Chen reproduction. That Chinese company makes these as reproductions, not trying to defraud the consumer. The dealer that sells these as authentic on the other hand.........
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Just a quick reply to defend Paul Chen. Hanwei, Paul Chen's company make some of the best mass produced Chinese katana swords. They range from basic swords designed for use in competitions to high end pieces for the Bugei company. They also do reasonable medieval and renaissance blades. There is no way that Franantolin's sword was made by Paul Chen. They still do not compare with a genuine Nihonto produced by a Japanese smith but they are not poor quality rubbish either.