>>Maybe it's a interwebz legend but those Norinco's were supposed to have been made of especially hard steel. Anybody know for certain?<<
A few decades back, I was into Shinkendo and needed a strong, high-quality sword for test cutting (tamishigiri).
The very nice Chinese katana I purchased and used was said to also originate from recycled train rails. It certainly was a cutter!!!!! Held an edge a long time:)
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jmoore (aka - geezer john)
"The state that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." Thucydides
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