Handmade Japanese Shirasaya Samurai Katana Sharp Sword High Carbon Steel Blade

Good Katana for cutting and display. I primarily use it for cutting things more than a dusty paperweight that sits in my room which is most katanas. It comes sharpened but it could be more sharper. I would maybe use an 8000 grit whetstone and some honing leather. Its also perfect for a person who is 5'5" as it's not too long or too short for length and feels light to the swing.

It arrived packaged neatly and the blade itself is very high quality surprisingly, it came razor sharp, able to glide through paper, and the sword was perfect for training as I didn't want to use my prettier fancy katanas for practice. The coating material on the wood made it pretty dangerous to grip and swing however due to it being very slick and smooth. I wrapped some grip tape around the handle eliminating this problem, and the lack of a hilt was no longer a safety concern. It looks prettier than in the images, and it weighs pretty well, not too light, very balanced, and not heavy.It is ideal for practicing and self defense!

The media could not be loaded. Good price, Good Quality, decent weight to it, and came very very sharp I also bought a whetstone kit to keep it sharp for the future I highly suggest this sword for beginners

The look on my wife's face when she realized a sword was inside was priceless!!!

Overall has a decent feel. Aesthetically it's nice and came relatively sharp. Probably not sharp enough for tatami, but bottles or pool noodles. Saya fits snug, but has a build up of resin or epoxy at koiguchi- opening of saya. That makes drawing a bit tough. THE BIGGEST ISSUE! The blade has a massive bend. Right out of the box, no cuts made. On a level it's almost a 1/4" deformed. I'm really hoping that the seller will make Right on this. Otherwise it's a nicely crafted piece. I'm really hoping this is just a one off issue.

Its great but i was sent the wrong color

This would have been a really good sword for someone starting to learn how to use a katana but remember if you do get what you paid for for the price of it it was well worth the money

4 for craftsmanship and 4.5 for sturdiness. Came with a few teeny tiny scratches but nothing that can be just touched up. Bought with the intent to dissect the manufacturing process to try to make handmade ones on Etsy, real cool sword but was a bit more reddish than the picture led on, was thinking it’s be a little more deep maroon or in the neighborhood of chocolate. The tang is single pinned which I don’t mind but out of the box the wood pin is a little loose which I’ve been mindful of. The scabbard seems a tiny bit thin/too hollow but that could just be me, the middle of the scabbard feels thin in the same way the middle of a door does if that makes sense. Steel was great! Comes coated in what looks like some sort of oil or grease to protect the blade. All around great sword especially for the money. Don’t be discouraged by 4 stars just some teeny things that could’ve been improved on.