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A budget tactical katana no frills sword, made out of tool steel in Pakistan.Presenter: Todd Ryotoshi NorcrossTo bid on Martial Art DVD’s and Taiko Training ...
There are 8 katana Designs in production in Pakistan at the moment, Here we are going to review 6 out of them. These include basic practice Katana, Pain 3 pi...
In this video, I review three knives I bought that were made in Pakistan. Two of them have Damascus steel.
While 440 steel is hard and sharp compared to other stainless steel, it doesn’t come close to an authentic katana. If you are getting a katana for display purposes only, 440 steel will do okay. Its stainless properties will preserve it for a long time on the shelf.
You could buy knives and swords stamped as Pakistan made in the eighties, and they were junk. The shoddy pattern welded items that are the bulk of what's being churned out now are junk. I get it.
It says 440 stainless steel on the actual blade but it might be lying. 440 stainless is an extremely cheap steel that many mass produced swords use. 440 stainless steel is ok for knives, but it is not used for functional swords, it's too brittle.
The very high carbon stainless steel alloys like 440C can easily be far too brittle for swords. These are the alloys that shatter on impact (Shopping Channel style). Alloys like 440A, with about 0.65% carbon will give you a blade less tough than, e.g., 1065, with similar heat treatment, but shouldn't be any more brittle than 1095.
