Kill Bill Swords:
What Would Hattori Hanzo ReallyThink?

I wonder that if Hattori Hanzo was real, what he would think of all the so-called Kill Bill swords being sold online…

The overwhelming majority of these swords are all very cheaply made Chinese stainless steel replicas. Just a cursory look at these swords reveals that the handles are made from plastic with a nylon wrap, and the featureless plastic hand-guard is both fragile and very disappointing.

The stainless steel blade itself is “sharp” but it is also extremely brittle and should not be used to try and actually cut anything, as the handle contains a rat tail tang and if the blade doesn’t shatter on impact, the handle certainly will…

Attention to detail is a bit of a problem with these swords and there are numerous inconsistencies between the movie and the replicas. For example, in the movie – Bills sword has a silver demon head “mon” insignia on the scabbard. But the Kill Bill swords for sale online have a golden one. And that’s just the obvious stuff…

These replica wallhanger swords typically sell for around US$39.99 to $75 from online sword sellers, however on ebay they are easily obtainable for less than half of that price (in fact, I’ve even seen wholesale cases of 10 go for US$99, which gives you a good idea of how much they actually cost to produce!).

While it also might be mass produced Masahiro have produced an extremely sharp, half decent FULLY FUNCTIONAL Kill Bill Katana which is available here at Trueswords.com at the lowest price on the 'net of just US$149.99 (pictured below).

Unlike the other stainless steel replicas, this razor sharp blade is strong enough for light cutting and practice and if Hattori Hanzo was real, I don’t think he’d be very pleased with the stainless steel cheapies - but he might just give a cursory nod to these ones…