Traditional Japanese Handmade Sharp Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard and Sword Stand

You can do a lot worse for $50. It's very sturdily built and everything is fit together securely, blade is decently sharp it will cut, but it isn't going to bite you if your too close to the edge, wrap is good handle had a few makers marks and a sharp piece of solder left on the Fuchi (hilt collar) its fine though it was only a $50 so no big deal I filed it down in 3 minutes. The Tsuba is nice they didn't show you on the website what the blade side looks like but surprise there's a really nicely inlaid looking samurai doing a ceremonial dance with a fan I will in clue pictures it's really cool and was not advertised so cool surprise. The Saya or scabbard could be a little bit tighter but I will add some paper to add more tension no big deal considering what needs to be done well on a sword, totally was for the rest of it, the Sageo was neat and the Saya has a nice even flat black finish . THE ITO WAS TIGHT ENOUGH. The Menuki on the handle were placed nicely and the fake samé gawa looked real enough and had good nodule size should work fine. The Habki is fit well and should hold nicely it looks very even and fitted on securely and the Seppa were .. ok and not amazing, again $50 it's totally fine..... overall you get a nice sword for a great price.

Ok, I just read the reviews: now I have to write one. Seriously, people, 40 bones doesn't get you a classic, lovely Japanese sword. Sorry to break the news. Some stale oil in the scabbard isn't the end of the world... it's some stale oil. Rust happens, if it's a steel blade. Oil the bloody thing, and you won't get rust. I have to oil my medeival replica real swords as well. It's the carbon steel; if you want strong steel, it ain't going to be stainless. This is a steel blade, not cast chrome alloy like I've had before, where they break at the first impact. To verify this one's utility I took it camping. There was a down tree (lightning) that was starting to return to nature (starting to rot) so I made firewood. With this cheap Katana. Just like an axe with a light blade, and you do want to watch your toes! After chopping a mess of firewood I was happy that the blade will last. I noticed afterwards that there was a slight bow in the blade, probably about 3/8" along the length, either these aren't for chopping wood or the blade came slightly bent and I didn't notice? Either way, I'm good. My son got this one that I did the test on. That's what brought me back here today... since I gave him mine, I need one now, just in case... or for if I forget my ax. I'm getting another to replace it, and wanted the exact same one because I know it works. What a great deal!

okay so i guess im one of the few reviewers that loves katana and owns a battle ready one but will never use it unless i need to. so, instead of using a $1,600 sword to cut bottles and tatami in by backyard, i got a cheap but well made katana with a somewhat similar weight and balance to my own. as far as ratings, i'll go from Kashira (pommel) to Saya (scabbard). the hashira is beautiful. it depicts a samurai archer sneaking through cherry blossom trees. it isnt handmade though, im not quite sure anything could be handmade for this sword to be only $50. i like the Tsuka (handle) but the material is definitely nothing like whats used on true katana. it feels like a polyester shoestring repurposed for tsuka wrapping. the plus side is that it does look like it was hand-wrapped. unless, of course, we have machines that can perfectly make the Tsuka Ito braids. the Fuchi (lower collar) is really nice as well, depicting cherry blossom trees around the edges. the Tsuba is possibly my favorite part of any Katana, every one is different and they all tell a story, however, these are mass produced so i know its not unique, but the pattern and scene it depicts is absolutely beautiful. on older man, presumably a sensei or some other elder riding in a wagon with a dragon overhead and a samurai on horseback with a polearm weapon of some sort. the Habaki (upper collar/blade collar) isnt anything special. plain brass fitting. im not going to go through every aspect of the blade because this isnt a true katana, nor was it handmade, so i'll review the blade as if it were another cheapo "testing" swords. first off, if you like the silver look of the blade, do not get the Warriors Tsuba, because that makes the blade black. i didnt mind at all, i think it makes it look closer to Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu, and ive always loved the look of his sword. the edge, at least mine, wasnt all that sharp. it has bottle and possibly (self defense) animal cutting potential, but it is definitely nothing like my battle ready katana. i can slide a sticky note against the blade without touching the sword and itll cut the corner off, this blade can just barely cut its shipping box in half. the first 7/8ths of the cut was smooth but then it started tearing so it could have a dull spot or roll, but so far from my inspections theres no chipping or gapping. the tip of the blade is pretty sharp though, which is nice. lastly, i'll talk about the Saya as i did with the blade, since they're the really obvious not-so-well-made parts of this sword. it looks absolutely beautiful, but its very light and not that durable, it feels like its made with something one step above balsa wood, and just like most other reviewers theres some gel-like substance inside the saya. turning it upside down and lightly rapping it with my knuckles fixed the issue for the most part, but maybe i jsut got lucky and didnt get a lot of gel. overall score: 7/10 theres so much i love about this katana, but theres also a bit that i dont like. one major downside, at least for me personally, is that i wanted this katana to help train my body and mind for using a true katana, im mediocre at cutting tatami mats, my cuts always deviate and i know its because my wrists want to twist. the issue with this blade vs. my blade is that the fake one is actually a little heavier. not by a lot, maybe 8 or so ounces, but swinging a blade makes that weight difference very noticeable. i guess one way i could look at things is that the more i train with this katana, i'll be able to wield my own blade with ease and spar for longer periods of time.

I bought this as a gift for my dad, and when I first started looking for a katana, I ran into the same endless pages of garbage $20-$50 katanas that I’m sure you’ve seen yourself. Then I came across this one that had like 4.6 stars and was kind of surprised. I figured it was worth the $38 to just see how it was, and I’m astonished. The katana I received was beautiful. The fittings are gorgeous, the profile and thickness of the blade seem to be true to the original Japanese katana, and the overall fit and finish is amazing. There’s no play with the fittings. I did have some strange preservate on the blade and in the sheath (I know it’s called something other than a sheath but I can’t recall the term), but it was simple to clean off and was a non-issue. The blade is thick and sharp right out of the box, and feels as though it could perform well in combat or in my case cutting some fruit and a bamboo mat because why not. I will say, if it isn’t implied, I don’t believe that there’s any way at all that this showed is on par with a sword that costs hundreds of dollars, but I think it’s exceptional for the price point. I highly recommend this katana in every aspect. You can’t go wrong.