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Ei Dai En Katanas Has anyone tried these?

by j
(san diego, ca, usa)

I recently bought on of these katanas from a store in san diego CA for about $100 It is definitely a full tang sword and according to the salesman it is made out of "tempered steel" but i cant vouch for the quality of steel used. Has anyone tested on of these swords?

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Apr 13, 2012
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Type of steel? NEW
by: Anonymous

Does anybody know the the type of steel these swords have? 1045? 1060? Thx

Feb 09, 2012
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Ei Dai En Katana NEW
by: Mikada

I have two of these katana's they are comfortable to hold with one or two hands. Easy to clean and service, they both compare equal to my RyanSword katana. Only problem I have had is the blade holes do not match the handle holes for the bambo pins exactly. The blade does hold an edge and can cut a 2 to 3 inch sapling.

May 18, 2011
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Just so you know,
by: Anonymous

Please forgive me if as I am not quite an expert on Japanese Katana. However, I am a consumer.
I had bought an Ei Dai En Katana (a black one oddly named Flower) for $129.00 add delivery from Reliks.com sword store. On my search for my second sword I had visited the Reliks sword store in London Ontario as I felt that it would be better to buy a sword that I could handle and get the feel of. The Ei Dai En Katana felt very comfortable and an even weight in the hands and didn't compete with any movement. Understanding the scale it was in (under $300.00) it was acceptable. I then had the opportunity to travel north to Montreal, Quebec and found 'for a few dollars more' a sword that acted as if it were a Katana of some worth and naturally on my sword buying journey, I bought it (Thank you Dark-swordarmory).
The sword not having a Bo-Hi made me curious, as to what a sword with would cut like. I then ordered from Reliks.com online the Ei Dai En. Really it does have a wonderful appearance, and I would even accept it's knife edge as my little dojo is small and has the same type of money and I must do as I can to make available, at least functional class tools for study. I unfortunately recieved a blunt edge (tested on paper, pool noodles and beach mats). I rang Reliks in order to see if there was something else that would make me happy (a cutting edge that I paid for and was led to believe on reading reliks website and talking to their staff) whereas they by possibly…without trying, insulted the school and teachers I have been involved with over the past 14 years and the students I currently have by insisting that 'we are cutting it wrong'. Reliks offered no options outside of returning the sword in order to upgrade to a Hanwei sword which is $100.00 more.
I am an educated consumer and in contrast to classical Canadian service, Reliks unfortunately does not hold up. The web information (on Ei Dan En swords)is incorrect and I did not recieve the sword in the condition I was told about. When I called them I felt insulted and they have refused returns depite the fact of their error and I will as in any other person would, attempt to make the sword functional.
I would then direct you to http://www.darksword-armory.com/ if you live in Canada for a Katana of worth. I have visited their store as I did reliks and have seen and held most of the Katana they have advertised and am completely satisfied and will in fact buy my next sword from them in the future.

Oct 14, 2010
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5 stars, however...
by: 3yece

I picked up two of these guys as a local oriental store was going out of business in my area. They had a red, black, and blue Ei Dai En Katana left, and I picked up the black and blue one.

I have a couple of swords now, and so I decided to bring them home and test them against a few 2-liter bottles, then strop them, and clean them up, and put them away.

The blades are exquisite for cutting. A little stropping helped them out as well. My only gripe is shared by someone else on youtube, the tsuba's tend to get a little loose after a few good cuts. This is a tsuba issue, not a sword, tsuka, seppa, or habaki issue. The tsubas are just a bit thin is all. You would probably want to get a 6mm tsuba, and new mekugi, and you'd be off and running.

Me, I'm waiting for the mekugi and tsuba in the mail... good non-zinc tsubas are hard to finud under $50, but theyse are simple, so I got a pair for $35.

Hope this helps a bit.

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