are these full or half tang??? The " authentic "chinese swords they have been selling for years( everywhere) have had no tang and had a thin metal pin through the handle and a nut on the end. I find it hard to believe that this is the traditional way to make these swords.
I bought one that was " combat steel " and struck a stack of bamboo with it and it broke at the top of the handle underneath the hand guard.
What's up with that? especially considering how much they charge for them.
BTW I know that this is not the way they were made in the past.