im buying a sword and i dont know if i should buy a cold steel sword or a normal sword and that i can some how make that cold steel
Cold Steel takes a billet (read piece of metal stock) in high carbon steel, usually 1060 which is pretty good, and then heats it up and pounds it into shape with a pre-made form. This is called forging. Their swords are not Folded (the traditional manner) they are Forged. This is different from taking a piece of 1060 steel and just grinding it down into shape. The forging process creates very strong steel (not as strong as folding) that is much stronger than a sword or knife made from grinding a piece of metal down into shape. Cold Steel's stuff is generally thicker, but they are practical and with enough practice you can wield it just like a thinner lighter sword. Their weapons are what you would call battle ready meaning you could feasibly take it into a sword fight and use it like its more traditionally crafted counter part. The only downfall is its weight and and the fact that it isn't as strong as a folded steel sword, but it would do very well.
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