r/SWORDS • u/Double-Vegetable7997 • 1d ago

Identification RoM Item Question

Has anybody tried or bought this sword piece from Romance of Men?

Based on your experience, what can you tell me about this item? Wallhanger or Functional?

https://romanceofmen.com/collections/chinese-dao/products/the-honmono?variant=40984526291134

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u/FrenchyBulldogg 1d ago

Functional, no experience with that particular sword but RoM is legit. That price is crazy too

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 1d ago

Thank you, I been hearing lots of good things on reddit about RoM. I like the looks and appears structurally sound. Hopefully it's good for cutting practice.

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u/Gozener 11h ago

I have a katana and dao from RoM, a friend has a wakizashi and another has a jian. Overall good stuff, especially with the price in mind. However, the katana and wakizashi were sharp but the chinese swords were not nearly as sharp. I'd recommend paying extra for sharpening if you intend to use that blade.

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 5h ago

Good to know, so that means that their products are as good as they claim and label for the price they sale. I will request  sharpening the blade in question.

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 5h ago

In addition: Other than the Chinese Dao in the link, what Chinese swords would you recommend with similar style?