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Ehh technically if under "real" you mean made in Japan by certified owner and costs like a truck, then no. It's a $300 eBay sword, though fully functional and very, VERY well made.

Seller I got it from is EPIC, check this out:
eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
That's the one I got, except I changed my Tsuba and Saya. Check out their fittings selection :D

Also seller was more than happy to help out with certain... custom declarations.

Sword is basically everything it's advertised to be. It's as sharp as I can imagine steel being sharp, very well balanced, Tsuka-maki tight enough that it's not coming apart even during a bit more agressive kata training, fittings are very tight. Blade was well-oiled and protected with plastic foil during transport to prevent rust.

I have nothing but praises about that eBay seller, even though I was highly sceptical about eBay swords, especially under $300. I was first inclined to go with Hanwei Practical series, but when I saw the red same'gawa with black ito over it, I didn't even care if steel isn't perfect, it looked to badass. Lucky, everything was perfect.

Picture of Tsuka:
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/112/3/b/pattern_by_eudaimonium-d4x7stk.jpg

You may want to jump to my DevART account, you can download full-resolution photos from there, in all 10MPix glory:
Eudaimonium's deviantART Gallery
 





DJNY

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One of my mini RPLs :)




Equipment - Canon EOS 20D, EFS 18-55mm, Opteka Makro Lense 10x
 

Arayan

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From the movie Battleship Yamato ?
Looks more like the replicator device in Star Trek. :)

I was talking about the "small ball of green-plasma" that appears to be formed at the exit :D :D
 

Blord

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The frogs are busy in my garden.

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DJNY

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^ You like to watch frog porn?














This is a picture from a review I´m going to post within the next few days
 
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ped

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Jesus how long was the exposure on that 589 :crackup:
 
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I wouldn't dare to bring high-powered lasers THAT close to a rack full of matches, there.

Nice 473nm, damn.
 

DJNY

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I wouldn't dare to bring high-powered lasers THAT close to a rack full of matches, there.

Nice 473nm, damn.

It´s dangerous, but it´s also a nice background :)

Yeah love the RPL-473nm :wave:

 
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Ehh technically if under "real" you mean made in Japan by certified owner and costs like a truck, then no. It's a $300 eBay sword, though fully functional and very, VERY well made.

Seller I got it from is EPIC, check this out:
eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
That's the one I got, except I changed my Tsuba and Saya. Check out their fittings selection :D

Also seller was more than happy to help out with certain... custom declarations.

Sword is basically everything it's advertised to be. It's as sharp as I can imagine steel being sharp, very well balanced, Tsuka-maki tight enough that it's not coming apart even during a bit more agressive kata training, fittings are very tight. Blade was well-oiled and protected with plastic foil during transport to prevent rust.

I have nothing but praises about that eBay seller, even though I was highly sceptical about eBay swords, especially under $300. I was first inclined to go with Hanwei Practical series, but when I saw the red same'gawa with black ito over it, I didn't even care if steel isn't perfect, it looked to badass. Lucky, everything was perfect.

Picture of Tsuka:
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/112/3/b/pattern_by_eudaimonium-d4x7stk.jpg

You may want to jump to my DevART account, you can download full-resolution photos from there, in all 10MPix glory:
Eudaimonium's deviantART Gallery

I can spend hours at work(have plenty of times) watching swords and metal forged on youtube. Also green sand molding, quit interesting. There's a guy on youtube with like 20+ vids of him making different pieces for an old motor using green sand molding.
 

ionize

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Some random pics

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Attila my 7" Stomatopod Odontodactlus Syllarus "peacock mantis shrimp"

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A iPhone macro of a zoanthid called "fruit loops"

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Some rose bubble tip anemones I propagate, pic taken under actinic lighting.


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My favorite coral pic Trachyphyllia geoffroyi (open brain) taken w blue led Nd natural sunlight.
 




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