As a new collector, i didnt know what to expect. my katana showed up ahead of schedual which was fantastic. Opened the package and i was amazed at the quality i was looking at. Actual hamon, real ray skin grip, razor sharp and gorgeous. Came with certificate of authenticity and a cotton bag. Vary strong construction! Feels great in hands and didnt wobble (tight). Can NOT get a better sword for your money!
Wow, What a Katana. Great Balance and wicked Sharp right out of the box. Have not found a Katana this well made at the price I paid. I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a quaility Katana at a good price.
Not going to lie I expect this to be a complete s*** of a blade. Meaning like the cheap ones you get, were the blade rattles, you can remove everything with a single bolt, welded together on some little piece of metal, duller than a butter knife, rusty, easily bend, etc. This has been everything that but that, I was SHOCKED! Put together properly, not a single rattle sound, blade fit into the sheath, has a smooth unsheathing to it as well. Taking it apart was a little tough to how tightly the handle was fitted, which is good.The blade held up well against my friend's $1k Bungei sword, yes I compared a cheap Amazon sword to the glory of Bungei scream at me all you want.
The sword is relatively well balanced, ever so slightly tip heavy but overall the Katana feels comfortable in my hand and the weight doesn't throw me off. I had some slight difficulty removing the mekugi closest the tsuba but other than that the Katana came apart cleanly for inspection and cleaning.
The only drawback to the sword is it's not very sharp.I did buy a knife sharpener and used it for this blade and when done I wiped the blade down cut through the rag with scary ease.So sharpening the blade is the only thing I recommend.
Great Katana sword at a great price! Very beautiful, pre-sharpened, just a work of art at this price! No doubt there are many better swords out there at hundreds, even thousands more, but for the price I could not be happier! Nicely balanced, solid, and sharp both in looks and to the touch. Very good description of the sword on Amazon, shipping time was very fast, and it was packaged very well. This is a company doing it right!
Delivered better than expected! This was an anniversary gift for my wife and she loves it! We've been slicing melons and being a real life fruit ninja. Seriously, it's an awesome sword. Now all I need are some zombies....
Swordaxe was great! We got the shipment which came with oil for the sword, well due to packaging it leaked and there was no more oil to clean the weapon. We contacted Swordaxe and they replied back in five minutes and sent us a new package of cleaning kit. There are great and will do business with them again!!
Next I did the paper test of course. And this sword was Awsome! Cut so clean. Katana was not bent nor damaged from shipping. For the price, You can NOT ask for anything better!!! 4th Katana ordered from HandmadeSwords and will continue to order from site!
