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					Originally Posted by kronckew
					
				 
				glass can also be tempered and hardened, some 'alloys' are quite tough. 
 
the connection of the grip to the blade with a teeny tiny tang and that habaki style bolster does not look suitable for a weapon designed to be actually used, but it does look nice. 
			
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 I think this was more a status piece for the rich it was not ment for combat. One oops 

  and the hilt would shatter.