"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Gail wrote:
>
>>> One of my dad's friends used to collect samuri swords. But [apparently] 
>>> his wife wasn't really thrilled about having a house full of blades so 
>>> sharp they can cut through silk under its own weight.
>>
>> Blades of that quality are *expensive* (and I'm not talking a few hundred 
>> pounds. Think tens or hundreds of thousands for the authentic ones)
>
> I believe they were second-hand off Ebay rather than "new", but other than 
> that I couldn't really say...

When I say authentic, I mean antique, as in pre 18th century.

The replicas aren't as expensive, but also usually aren't the same quality

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