Väinö I said:Marto swords such as this one are generally poor quality stainlass steel wallhangers. They are meant to sit above the stove and look pretty (a relative defination, many people hate this kind of swords), nothing more.
You shouldn't swing around with it. Ever.
It might have a blunt edge but when the blade flies spinning around the room it is dangerous and it can kill people, including yourself.
Flies spinning around the room I hear you ask? Yes. These kind of things usually come with the so called rat tail tang. In other words the blade isn't too firmly attached to the hilt and is known to detach when exposed to any kind of stress (the previously mentioned swinging around will do).
I think I have said enough.
(Edit) I did a quick search on the SFI and found this theread, in case you are intrested.
I dont think anyone expected much else Vaino. If people want a real combat sword you have to goto a forge. This place http://www.angelsword.com is pretty good, however its a good sized operation. Often you have to commision a forge to build you a sword for smaller forges, if you can find one.
This link http://www.angelsword.com/oriental_swords/as-oriental1.html Will show you some pretty ordinary looking blades. You can see thier is little ornementation at all.
You can also see that if you want to commision a real combat ready sword its thousands of dollars, this Marto sword in the promotion is the 149.99 model... still a nice sentiment none the less.
