How good are Paul Chen Hanwei Samurai Swords?

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CAS Hanwei produce entry level swords in the $100.00 to $2000.00 price range, generally of pretty high quality. Almost all swords produced in this day and age are production swords, and while there are a good number of Japanese katana manufacturers in the world today, Paul Chen Hanwei samurai swords are known to be of consistently high quality.

In terms of product offering, Paul Chen katana ubiquitously offer the following:

  • Carbon Steel
  • Fully functional
  • Differential hardening

There is some variation in terms of steel used. Their varieties of steel include spring steel, bainite, and various grades of carbon steel for their katana blades; generally, you won’t find too many katana made by them using metals that don’t hold an edge (stainless steel, aluminum).

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