I remember those days well. I still have my first and second ninja swords, both 440 stainless from the collector's armory in Alexandria VA. I still remember all the shuriken I had and a few I still do as well as sai, kusari-gama,kama and a few other items I can't seem to part with. I was really into the whole craze, I can remember going to the drive-in to see Enter The Ninja I had to pay for my mother to get in as I didn't drive at the time. I have a really nice collection of fiction books on the ninja and samurai and still read them over and over and buy new ones as they come out. I have actually been looking at getting a new forged sword but haven't found the one I want, this whole thread brings back great memories, thanks for starting it.