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

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 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.

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

Beautiful, handcrafted work and you can tell it!!

my only complaint is that its missing the handle straps that supposed to be with the handle of the sword but other than that nice sword

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

I love the sword.

I am almost tempted to remove all of the fittings and use other ones. I like this blade, I really do, it is made well, it is sharp and it looks cool. The weight is almost perfect and there is nothing not to like about the blade.Now for the rest of the story. The fitting are not the best. The accents on the wood scabbard are just short of horrible. They are loose, the dont all fit and it this problem distracts from the blade as a whole. I am almost tempted to remove everything and find better quality. It is a shame as I have said before, the blade is amazing.That all being said, this is a good, beginning sword. It isnt super expensive and it works. If you are looking for something to practice with or just to hang on your wall this could be for you. It is a real sword and not a replica, it will chop things without destroying the blade. I own a few swords and there is a distinct difference between real swords and cheaply made swords. This is definitely in the real sword category.