Samurai Katana Functional Hand Forged Handmade Japanese Katana Sword 1060 1095 Carbon Steel Damascus Steel Heat Tempered Clay Tempered Full Tang Sharp 2.75ib…

Beautiful, handcrafted work and you can tell it!!

Extraordinary dedico, quality and craftsmanship

This sword is an intriguing mixed-bag. The clay-tempered Damascus blade is simply stunning, with no significant visible flaws, and comes very sharp. The overall balance and handling are also very good. The blade is light and responsive, and similar in shape to my real Gunto. But not quite... The biggest initial aggravation was how tight the scabbard fit was, needing some adjustments to be usable. Re-sheathing is not as smooth as it could be. Also, as others have noted, the Ito wrap is not real leather, very plastic-like, and I'll probably replace it with something better. The fixtures are cheap castings, not real brass, but are mostly period-authentic in design. While the Koiguchi (scabbard mouth) has a cut for a Gunto lock, there isn't one on the sword, so that's odd. Most annoying, the Kashira (pommel) is very loose, too fat for the handle dimensions to fit properly. It's barely held on by the lanyard ring. Traditionally, the Ito would go through the pommel, securing it. I'll fix this when I re-wrap it. But the blade is nice enough to do some work on the furniture, perhaps even upgrade. The Samekawa is indeed real, and the fit of the hilt and Tsuba are snug. The sword is also double-pinned. For the price, I don't regret my purchase, especially as I bought it as a stunt double or sorts for my real Gunto, to practice with without worrying about wear and tear.

The hardware and fittings on this sword are very cheap you can purchase them for $12 from China Luckily I didn't pay full price for this sword do not pay more than a 100 or a 120 do not pay 200 And the packaging sucked I bought a $60 sword that was packaged 3 times as good Would be OK for a wall hanger but Still not worth 200 Would not use to chop with would probably fall apart

I love the sword.

Got the sword but cannot take out/ open case please help????

Very impressive quality from blade, to hilt, to a rosewood scabbard. The blade is exceptionally polished and sharp. This sword bleeds quality and tradition. Would have liked real brass fittings, however this doesn’t diminish the value, craftsmanship, or beauty of this sword. Trust you found this review honest and helpful:-)

The sword is light and well balanced and worth the price. The hamon is beautiful as is the saya. The only disappointment is with the cast metal furniture. It detracts from the authenticity of the blade and looks cheap. I hope they cast solid brass furniture for the tsuka and the saya. Charge more but at least it would look correct and improve the overall beauty of this sword. The imitation leather wrap is not my favorite and I will redo it with traditional ito cloth chord. Overall...I would still buy another.