YONG XIN SWORD-Samurai Katana Sword, Japanese Handmade, Practical, Damascus/1060/1095 Carbon Steel, Tempered/Clay Tempered, Full Tang, Sharp, Scabbard

I once had an authentic WWII katana (the blade dated to the 1700s). I gave it as a gift to a deserving person, but ever since, I have been looking for a real katana. If you're reading this review, you already know the world is full of poorly designed and manufactured katanas. Anything priced under several hundred dollars looked embarassingly cheap.This katana caught my eye because the design is elegant and simple, which are qualities found in better examples. I had given hopes of getting a decent-looking blade, but the photos of this one looked clean, sharp, and very similar to my genuine katana.I read the reviews and was impressed with what people said after seeing the real sword. I decided to risk this insanely low price and return the item if it was fraudulent junk.It arrived yesterday and I have to say this is a lovingly made piece. I know that may be a surprising thing to say, but the tradition with real katanas is they are the pride of whoever made them. A maker's integrity as a human being could be judged by examining one of the swords they made.This item has a low cost, but the integrity is very high. Carefully chosen and assembled materials. Attention to detail. Good (no great) quality materials. In other words, well worth two or three times what I paid.I cannot judge the quality of the blade. If you want assurance of that, shop for a katana in the $3,000 to $10,000 range. But this blade matches the curvature, edging, and general appearance of my original one.Some said their sword arrived unsharpened, but this is keen and unblemished.I wanted a real katana at a reasonable price. This exceeded my hopes in both respects.

For less than $100, it really exceeds my expectations. I watched YouTube reviews comparing it to $500, $2000, or even the real Japanese katana, and trashed talk this one. These reviews are not being realistic. I am happy for this katana, it feels real, looks real, and the materials are solid. It is not perfect, the tip of the blade has about 3mm bent, I think file it a little will fix it.

It is a very well put together product and yes the product is sharp it is everything the seller described it as and more the very good product

I really really like this sword. Its got a fantastic blade which actually full tang. A strong, metal tsuba, and a sturdy build. The handle itself is not the problem, but the paracord used to wrap the handle is very poorly wrapped. The only problem was when I first got it and the cap along with the handle wrapping began to come loose and fall off eventually. I watched a YouTube tutorial on how to rewrap it, and its a serious pain. Whoever wrapped the handle did a poor job, that's why I was so disappointed with that. Besides that, it's an excellent beginners sword for an awesome price.

I can’t believe this sword is this cheap. It’s perfect. All the comments praising this thing like a loyal lover. I love this thing, more than I loved my ex. It’s beautiful and will never leave me. The maker of this sword put genuine time and effort into the construction of such a master piece. Which is more than I can say for the ex’s job of doing the dishes. Thank you grand master

Got this as a present and it’s very well made. The quality is great, it’s heavy and looks very clean

I stand corrected I HIGHLY recommend this sword. the first one I received had a few tiny problems nothing extremely marjor but still even with those minor problems the sword overall was put together very solid and felt awesome looked great as well I did a review on this the first time and gave them a one star simplely because the blade had a very tiny bent tip on it hard to see unless you look close anyways I left the review and immediately they got back to me and said they were very sorry about the sword and they assured me that a new one would be at my door free of charge yes they are awesome and the second sword I received was perfect and extremely sharp very solid and its just perfect I love it I RECOMMEND THIS SWORD AGAIN AGAIN AND AGAIN not many actually reach out to the buyers but they did and I received this new one in like a week super fast this is a quality katana for the price and if you are looking to buy one stop right here and GET THIS SWORD THEY ARE BUILT GREAT. THANKS FOR THE KATANA!!!!

Cuts well looks great minus some machining marks left over on the fittings and tsuba. Very sturdy handle. the shirasaya looks great but is not a tight fit. The sword will slide out Easily. But that’s ok. 😈