The Nodachi was mostly utilized on the battlefield, and due to its enormous length was very efficient and deadly. The Nodachi was carried by foot soldiers to block cavalry charges. It also treats as a ceremonial offering for Japanese patron gods. To qualify as Nodachi, the blade length must be above 35 inches, our 1060 carbon steel Nodachi features 47 inches blade length, while our 9260 Spring steel Nodachi blade maximum length is 39 inches.
Had a slight tweak to it either from shipping or during the quenching process but very decent edge doesn't affect the cutting performance much hard to notice unless you point out the bend but its $230 so cant compalin to much it functions and holds strong
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword Damascus Steel With Black Scabbard |
Love this blade!Excellent craftsmanship and beautiful design!Would highly recommend!
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword Spring Steel With Brown Scabbard |
I have purchased these three swords as samples to see if they would be a viable product line to offer in our businesses and martial art centers.
Here are my findings:
All three swords are aesthetically pleasing and the fittings are ornate. I feel these would be a pleasant addition to a display or collection or for a beginning practitioner.
For someone looking for a sword to practice or cut with regularly, the product we received may not be the best products. Here are some reasons for this.
Two of the three blades were noticeable sharpened on a belt grinder and the edge geometry was a bit inconsistent. 2 of the 3 passed a paper cut test.
The two "folded" blades (the katana and naginata) are not folded steel, even under magnification. We have also observed a few imperfections such as chipping, staining and rolled tips but those appear to only be cosmetic. While the folding is not critical with modern steel, the appearance it provides would help sell the product and was a reason we chose them. The unfolded T10 material would be functionally sufficient. Also note that the cost was higher for these "folded" versions.
The hamon on each blade was very light, though looks nice, does not carry the deep gray appearance despite the fine polish. I am concerned how sufficiently heat treated the edge may truly be.
The fitment of the habaki is fairly loose, only fitting the mune and ha properly.
The Tachi shares the same profile and curvature as the katana and is the same length despite being listed as a longer blade.
All three swords show some fitment issues where things are misaligned or roughly ground to fit. The koiguchi and shito-dome are prime examples of this on the naginata as they exhibit grinding or chisel marks of fitting the blade. The naginata Saya sticks at every insertion and retraction of the blade.
The tsuka profiles of each were a bit blocky and the tsuka-ito is fairly wide, adding bulk to the grip. Very much a factory made handle.
Each sword came with manual the states the blades should not be used for cutting. We were able to confirm with customer service that it was ok to perform tameshigiri with the blades. They expressed the manual was a meant to be more of a cautionary document than a disclaimer.
We completed testing the sample products. In short, they do cut but only ok. We performed 6 cuts with each blade on rolled tatami omote, mounted on a regulation stand, in a vertical fashion. The tatami was rolled tight with no center material such as bamboo to ensure consistency in each cut.
We observed some ha (edge) deformation and marks left on the hiraji and shinogi (angled blade body surface) but nothing substantial. This is likely due to the edge and blade geometry being fairly flat (vs more convex) and a maybe the blades not being heat treated as hard as they could be.
We also did notice the fuchi was loose on the katana after completing the cuts. This can be corrected easily but should not happen on a new blade.
For a newer practitioner, these swords would be fine.
I am a bit discouraged with the customer service when we provided similar feedback and asked about the katana and naginate not being folded. They were somewhat accusatory and reluctantly did provide an RMA stating that we could return the blades only if they were still in the original packaging and unused. In short, we opted not to return the swords due to the packaging being discarded and to continue our testing. Our intent is to keep these products as examples for our clients and students and to showcase features that may or may not be satisfactory.
For practitioners seeking a functional sword, there may be some value at investigating True Katana's performance line. My experience may not be inclusive to all their products but the customer service was disconcerting. I will recommend the hanwei product line before True Katana in the future.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword High Manganese Steel Real Hamon Full Tang |
It was very nice, and very sharp as stated in the in the details. My only problem was the gold cap at the end of the sheath was not properly secured and popped right off. It wasn't a big deal because I was able to fix it myself, but you would hope when you are spending 100s of dollars on these that they would take the time to properly do everything. Besides that though, it truly was a nice buy.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword Spring Steel With Brown Scabbard |
Everything as stated and expected, great service
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |
It's a really nice sword, sharp too. Looks great on the wall thank you so much.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon Full Tang |
Great product with very nice steel! Probaly should have gotten a less flashy model but this one is very pretty. Long shipping process with an added shipping request that I flatly refused to pay. Thought that might wreck the deal but it still came in. I will buy matching shorter versions at some point.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword Damascus Steel With Black Scabbard |
Item arrived on time very pleased with my purchase .just what I wanted a working man's sword.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword High Manganese Steel Real Hamon Full Tang |
The sword showed up even sooner than I expected with an oil wrap around the blade to keep it pristine and very high quality. The blade is every bit as magnificent as it appears in the photos
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword High Manganese Steel Real Hamon Full Tang |
5 Stars for perfection with first time buyer! The fast delivery and product is definitively great!
Very happy with this purchase!
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Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword 1045 Carbon Steel With Blue Scabbard |
Got this for my son, he absolutely loved it 😊 was exactly as pictured and shipped fairly quickly. Very satisfied with this purchase
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword High Manganese Steel With Red Blade And Scabbard |
The product is good however it had a strange musty smell. When you put the katana in the case sometimes it doesn't fit properly.
It is not the first time I buy here as you can see from the photo nor will be the last despite the inconvenience.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword Pattern Steel With Black Scabbard |
Gorgeous, took a little while to get, but worth the wait. I would buy another. Blade is sharp and straight.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword High Manganese Steel With Orange Scabbard |
Everything about ordering from TRUEKATANA was excellent. The product quality, communications, delivery, and condition received exceeded my expectations. I will be ordering from them again. DeeBee
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Daisho Set, Japanese Tachi Odachi Katana And Wakizashi Sword Set T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel |
It was a very quick and easy process, and the sword was amazing!
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon Full Tang |
Love these swords! They came within a week, which is a pretty respectable time frame considering the distance. The swords are absolutely divine! If you love Japanese swords, this is the too go place!
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Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword With Damascus Steel With Blue Scabbard |
Beautiful and very well made sword. I was surprised at the quality despite all the great reviews.
It might take a while to get to you as it's handmade. I'm in the uk and it got to England from China in 36 hrs, unfortunately due to brexit delays it took another week to get to me.
Well worth the wait though.
Thank you.
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Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword 1045 Carbon Steel With Brown Scabbard |
Great quality. Only complaint is the carrying handle on the scabbard was adhered with glue that broke loose immediately. I re-glued it with wood glue an it's fine now.
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Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword Damascus Steel With Brown Scabbard |
Sword quality is very good and so was the customer service. It was only about 3 weeks from the time I ordered the sword until I received it. This Tachi is the 19th sword I have purchased over the past 2 years and I will buy more from True Katana as I expand my collection.
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Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword 1045 Carbon Steel With Blue Scabbard |
Very Beautiful sword why the blade was not sharpened to a razor edge.
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Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword With Damascus Steel With Blue Scabbard |
