r/Katanas is a subreddit with 24k members. The community frequently discusses katana, sword, help, japanese sword, and blade, and they frequently recommend/review katana, websites, and webshop, and the most common flair used is real or fake, sword id, selling, translation, and new sword on the way.
A place for people to discuss their love of the Japanese sword and its arts. All are welcome
(Sometimes we even discuss swords that are not from Hanbon.)
Popular Topics in r/Katanas
#1
Katana
74 posts
#2
Sword
69 posts
#3
Help
36 posts
#4
Japanese Sword
22 posts
#5
Blade
21 posts
#6
Katanas
18 posts
#7
Identify
15 posts
#8
Identify Sword
15 posts
#9
Identify Japanese Sword
13 posts
#10
Identification
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/Katanas
Katana
51 reviews
#1
Hanbon Forge
4.5★ from 10 reviews
#2
CloudHammer
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
Katana
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Websites
6 reviews
#1
RVA Katana
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
HanBon Forge
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Swordis
4.0★ from 1 review
Webshop
4 reviews
#1
Shadow Dancer
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Tyrannosaur
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Musashi
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Katanas
#1
Real or Fake
: "Wakizashi for sale at an antique store, what do you think?"
7 posts
#2
Sword ID
: "Unknown Katana, believed WW2, hoping to get it translated, dated and identified as to what branch would have carried it"
5 posts
#3
Selling
: "Shinshinto 70cm Mumei Iai Katana with Fukure"
3 posts
#4
Translation
: "blade ID request"
2 posts
#5
New Sword on the way
: "Looking forward to my first Katana made by Hanbon!"
2 posts
#6
Cutting
: "This sword is out of stock consistently for years, but here is a little love for the Munetoshi Viper. Yep still a fan of this trick cutter"
2 posts
#7
Brag time
: "The $400 katana I bought last year or so off kultofathena"
1 post
#8
Historical discussion
: "Can someone tell me about this antique tanto I just got"
1 post
#9
Steel Stypes/Forging methods
: "Custom Katana creation workshop/process?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Katanas
Yearly
+4k members(23.1%)
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Last updated: October 28, 2026