I myself do not own any weapons, but I have went with a friend to a number of trade shows just to look around. I've you want a decent sword, you would have to go to a knife trade show or gun/knife trade show. There are quite a few of those that happen throughout the year all across the US. You can find el-cheapo Chinese knock-offs from QVC and HSN, among other places for like $50. They are pieces of crap and not even full-tang usually. There are also pawn shops, but that is pretty hit and miss. For a true Japanese sword you would really have to import it from a Japanese company and it would be quite expensive. It all depends on what you are really going for: a knock-off that probably looks pretty but wouldn't be very good in actual combat all the way up to a true sword capable of slicing a man in half or even a brick wall like a knife through butter.
edit: Ignore midgetbob. He's obviously never heard of the Yakuza. Yes they aren't terrorists, but they damn sure carry swords.
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