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Originally Posted by GoNative
You can get ones that have not been sharpened from about $400. In Iaido people who have no attained shodan use the unsharpaened katana.
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They`re cast (usually aluminum-zinc alloy) though, not forged. The guy is asking for an authentic sword forged by a smith.
I think that price should be a pretty good hint to him. Mass produced cast swords run in that range. "Authentic" swords forged by a smith are going to be worlds above in cost.