I have been collecting all things metal for 40 years, I am a purveyor of metal with value, I collect coins, guns, knives and swords. I have several samurai swords brought back from WW2, and a few I picked up here and there. I know there are Chinese rip offs,,,,BUT, they all arent, how many Japanese soldiers with swords went to China? Yes, a lot. And these blades still exist, redone with new fittings, some arent good jobs but many are excellent swordsmiths with years of expeirence, they are selling new swords and advertiseing as such. The old blades are easily identifible, usually the hammon is gone but the hada is there, many are valuble. They were left behind by soldiers whom had to leave them in a pile as they surrendered, now where did they all go,,thousands and thousands of blades. The antique shops on E Bay from China arent all rip offs, any idiot can tell a machine blade from a handmade. If you want decoration, they have, if you want tameshigiri ready, they have, all for a price, a good folded HRC55 or better will cost $300 at the low end and $750 at the high end, actually, the Chinese have made cutting targets, affordable,and we have never seen as many people playing tameshigiri. Be careful,study the pics and write the store with questions, just dont ask where they got these blades, thats the 100,000 dollar question.Learn about them before buying,become knowledgeable about blades, and the Chinese found swords might surprise you. Many collectors are badmouthing them, because the value of their old sword has gone down, due to the newfound Chinese market.