Well, I have been collecting for about 10 years now and I can tell you right now that anything you'll ever find at a fair or oddities shop is nothing more than a nice piece of shiny to look at. Anything using the word "stainless" Is also right out. What you want is high carbon steel. Something that will bend and flex and be able to snap right back to it's original form. I suggest checking out swordbuyersguide.com, they can provide all the info. You need and provide prices as well. I suggest windlass or Darksword for historical European pieces, for Katana Hanwei seems to have The most quality.
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