Originally Posted by
Bahamutzero1059
i just bought my first REAL katana. real meaning full tang..folded metal ...held in with pins.
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and the sword is a $150 sword.
A full tang, folded steel blade for $150? Alarm bells are ringing. Something does not compute.
...even when the habaki is exposed it holds. is this a saya defect?
Probably.
A few possibilities:
1) The curve of the blade and the curve of the saya's channel are different.
2) The saya has one or more swollen "nodes" that are rubbing on the side(s) of the blade.
3) The blade itself is warped or otherwise deformed.
Only a good examination by someone with some experience can really tell what's up, and what -- if anything -- can be done about it.
Yours in Budo,
---Brian---