Musashi wind katana is no longer sold

by david
(CA)

QUESTION: I saw your review of the Wind Katana, (and the poison ivy katana) by musashi, and decided on purchasing one from trueswords

I now see, however, that trueswords no longer sells this katana, and the only other musashi swords are out of my desired price range (100-200)

I do not really want to spend a full 200 on a single sword just yet (i'm new to this, and it would be awful if I damaged an expensive weapon)

are there any swords similar to (in preformance and design) the musashi wind katana that you would recommend?

thanks

ANSWER: I know a lot of people (including myself) who have had good experiences with Musashi's sub US$100 line. They aren't in the same league as the Wind Katana, but they have a good reputation for delivering good quality at a low price and make a decent first sword to get started with.

P.S. Yes, very sad to hear that the Elite series of Chris Zhou made swords have been discontinued. They were great while they lasted, will have to archive the reviews... :,_(