Sword is of high quality but the sheath came with a flaw. It had a little dent in it
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Handmade Japanese Wakizashi Sword With Blue T10 Carbon Steel Blade |
The swords arrived 7-8 days after they were shipped. I had received an email confirming the order when I placed it, however I did not receive an email when it shipped, so I didn't know to look for them. They may have been outside a day before I noticed the boxes. With that said the boxes arrived in good shape with no obvious shipping damage. I'm not the biggest fan of the all styrofoam containers, due to it being a little messy when opening the packaging, but I can't deny it did an excellent job in protecting the swords as they arrived in perfect condition. I haven't had a chance to cut any water bottles yet, but all of the swords seem reasonably sharp. Everything seems well built with no obvious defects that I can tell at this time.
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Handmade Japanese (風雲海龍) Naginata Sword Pattern Steel With Green Saya |
Beautiful sword, well made. Arrived four days earlier than expected.
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Handmade Japanese Wakizashi Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Black Saya |
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 |
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 |
Sword is nice scabbard is nice BUT sword fits very loose in scabbard and falls out it turned upside down
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Handmade Medieval Longsword Manganese Steel Blade |
This is the first time I’ve purchased a trainer katana and was well worth the money. This is a quality training tool that has given me the confidence to properly execute basic sword strikes, unsheathing and re-sheathing techniques, and ultimately appreciate the art itself! Excellent trainer, looking forward to hopefully getting a real one- if my wife lets me:(
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Very satisfied. Would like a little more communication regarding delays.
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Handmade Japanese Shirasaya Tanto Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon |
I bought this sword just to have something I could practice difficult twirls and fast draws with. I didn't want to risk getting injured using my real sword which is a competition cutting sword (a Last Legend Tsunami). And now that I am getting older and have arthritis, I need to be more carful.
This sword was better than I expect, but you need to know some things about it before you buy.
The blade is 28 1/4" long and the tsuka is 10 3/4" long which I am happy about. I like an 11" handle and a 29" or 30" blade. So this one is short but feels good to use.
They talk about balance with swords, but in the 40 years I have used them, I think it is more a question of weight. Swords that are heavy seem to be out of balance more than lighter ones. Anyway, this sword is so light that balance doesn't matter. You can hardly feel it compared to a cutting blade.
The saya is plastic. It looks and feels like a wooden saya but it's not. The problem is that the blade clunks around and makes a lot of noise when you put the sword away. You can control that a lot by how you put it away. Just press the back side of the blade downward against the opening as you push it in and that cuts out most of the noise. The habaki hits the mouth of the saya and that is were most of the noise comes from, but if you press the back of the blade down and push the tip up as you reach the end, it will go in nicely. It just takes getting used to.
I was disappointed that the same isn't real like the ad claimed, but for the price, I don't mind. I am going to rewrap it and replace the synthetic same anyway. As for the handle wrapping, it's not bad. It's not high quality silk or even cotton, and so it feels kind of rough. But it does stay in place and the diamonds are mostly even. The ito doesn't come apart from use so if you are not really picky, the handle is fine. The length is a little longer than they told me it would be.
The blade is really good. I had an expensive (2K) dull katana many years ago. It was really high quality, but it was too small for me so I sold it after 20 years. The blade on this sword compares with that one. It looks about the same and feels about the same. I really like it.
For the money there is nothing wrong with this sword. I like it. But I like expensive swords and want them to be perfect. So if I like it, most likely you will too. Just be aware that you might want to upgrade the tsuka or even the saya. I ordered a wooden saya for mine and once I replace the same with real same and wrap the handle, I think I will love this sword.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Very nice sword, sturdy and light. Exactly what I needed to practice my forms after getting back into things in my 40's. Makes my cutting sword feel like it's made out of iron by comparison.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The Iaito is incredible no rattling and every thing is well put together the only thing I didn't like was the saya made from hard plastic
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
nice weapons, was not the last time to order things in youre shop
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Very happy with the price and quality of my sword. Was delivered promptly with no issues.
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Handmade Shirasaya Wakizashi Sword T10 Carbon Steel |
Blade was a little bent but other than that amazing packaging and good craftsmanship!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Pretty good, not the greatest quality, but hey, you get what you pay for.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
This aluminum katana is amazing. I choreograph fights in the film industry and this is a light and safe blade for my stunt performers and actors!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
My son loves this katana. It's perfect for beginners.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The sword is exceptionally well made! My son loves it!
However, we never received the wall mount I ordered with it.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Sword For Beginner Training |
Great product at a good price. Perfect for demonstrations. Timely arrival and no issues with order.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Well balanced and sharpen clean really good craftsmen's ship
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Handmade Chinese Straight Double Edged Sword Han Dynasty With Black Scabbard |
