Beautiful Katana and the craftsmanship is stupendous! I am really enjoying my gift!
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Handmade Shirasaya Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon |
Magnificent piece of work and true quality craftsmanship
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Handmade Japanese Short Tanto Sword High Manganese Steel With Natural Scabbard |
It’s my Birthday present, but can’t open it till September!!!
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Handmade Japanese Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Clay Tempered Blade |
The blade is beautiful but there are a couple of nicks in the blade that I will need to fix.
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Handmade Japanese Hamidashi Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon |
I have absolutely LOVED every actual katana I have purchased from you and I love these unsharpened ones too! They're perfect to keep up practice without damaging my kickboxing stand on the off chance I miss. Cool swords! Thank you!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Note: Katana arrived in styrofoam without an outer box and had some smudges on the handle that needed to be cleaned. However, it is great quality, arrived in a timely manner and overall, very happy with my purchase. Received many compliments.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The Tanto arrived in less than a week a was carefully packaged. As far as appearances go the item is exactly as pictured. The blue hue is brilliant and the blade is sharp. I will definitely be purchasing from True Katana again.
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Handmade Japanese Tanto Sword With Blue 1060 Carbon Steel Blade |
The Good: this iaito has a nice simple aesthetic. The blade and handle are well balanced and it is sufficient for beginner Iaido training.
The Bad: at this price point there are some compromises that have been made that I would like to see changed on a newer model. They are as follows.
1. The plastic saya is disappointing. Plastic shavings get stuck to the blade, there’s a lot of rattle, and even a cheap wooden saya would have been much preferred to plastic.
2. The edge of the iaito is kind of fat. This might be a good thing for beginners worried about stabbing themselves (iaito can still be sharp on the tip, even sharp enough to cut flesh or stab into something) but a thinner and more refined edge would have been better.
3. The handle wrapping is a little loose, but for the price that is expected.
Despite all these negatives the sword definitely allows me to train in a way that’s better than a bokken for Iaido and for that I would recommend it for a tight budget iaidoka looking for their first training iaito.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
I really like this particular unsharpened katana. I went the unsharpened route to avoid damaging my kickboxing stand I practice swings with sometimes and am happy with the weight distribution as it's a bit lighter feeling than some of the sharpened katanas I've used in the past. This makes me want another for my other hand which I'll probably get at some point.
Thanks!
P.S. I wish you still had an Amazon store (maybe I'm missing it) so I can add your stuff to my wishlist
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Great sword much more my size much sharper than the first
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Handmade Japanese Hamidashi Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon |
Decent for the money. Had to glue some stuff back together, but not a huge deal. Good enough for training purposes and is sufficiently whimsical.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword For Beginner Training |
Beautiful work on this Tanto. Thanks guys! I have purchased about 8 different versions of swords and every piece is a beautiful work of art there detailing on each one was amazing. True katana is the best on sword art you will be happy ever time. Thanks again.
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Handmade Japanese Short Tanto Sword Pattern Steel |
Second time I ordered from you and both the service and product were excellent. I've already recommended you to my friends.
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Handmade Japanese Short Tanto Sword 1045 Carbon Steel |
Exactly what I expected with fast shipping. Thank you!
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Handmade Shirasaya Tanto Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |
Product has been received. Not on the 7th as reported but close. I believe the 9th was the date received. It was received in good shape and was as expected.
Thank you.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Sword For Beginner Training |
I've ordered 6 swords from Truekatana. This picture represents a Chinese Straight Sword and Chinese Broadsword I purchsed. I'm not a metalurgist, forgemaster or swordmaster. I learned a little Shao lin and wu shu broadsword in my youth, but that's about it. All that said these swords are truly functional, beautifully balanced and of exquisite workmanship. Besides being weapons they are beautiful works of art. I like to collect swords of all types and these two are among the most expensive I've bought, both being in the $1000 range. They are also, by far, the nicest.
I've also bought two katanas and two wakizashi. Though I did not venture into the same price range, they are truly viable weapons and beautiful art pieces.
Truekatana has truly exceptional pieces, fully functional as well as beautiful to behold. They are worth every penny and if you wait for a sale you will likely find something you like at a better than fair price.
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Handmade Japanese Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Clay Tempered Blade |
The shipping was fast- I believe it was at my door 5 days from when I placed the order.
As for the katana, the Saya is plastic and the blade is aluminum, making it extremely light weight and easy to wield. I've only had it for a day and done some basic drawing/drills with it. Admittedly I am concerned about how it will hold up to even light contact, so time will tell.
For now I am happy with it, but the price does seem high for a practice weapon (based on the plethora of "sharp" edged, and probably poor quality, weapons I could have gotten for a fraction of the price). If I can get a couple years of use out of it, I'd say it was worth it.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
An exquisite craftmanship, very sturdy, genuine materials and really beautiful.
Only one point of disappointment, and it is a major one for me;
like written in your description of this Tanto :
- "razors edge sharp"
- "battle-ready swords"
- "built for cutting" (?!)
- "extremely sharp hand honed edge".
I am afraid it is not true.
I own a Katana with those qualities and this Tanto is not near
to cut something at all. It is even dull at some points to say the truth.
....but 4 stars anyway because it is awesome for display.
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High-performance Japanese Shirasaya Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel |
I am very pleased with this purchase. Super sharp blade and beautifully made.
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Handmade Japanese Aikuchi Tanto Sword 1045 Carbon Steel |
The sword has a silver scabbard and hand guard. That's not what I ordered, I wanted the white one. Also the last 3 inches of the blade at the hilt was dull. Beyond that the blade is fairly sharp. For what I paid I guess this is what I get. Retuning it won't work as I'm disabled. Just know that I'll be going elsewhere to make future purchases. Thanks.
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Handmade Japanese Short Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon With White Scabbard |