This is the real thing - Although you absolutely can hang it on the wall because it looks and displays fantastic. Got my set today and I have to say that for the money, I am very impressed - this is not a toy / wall hanger. I won't have it uncased much anyway because it is a fully operational sword as it sits and could remove body parts fairly easily with the right stroke. Some of the "gold" inlay is more rolled than inlaid, if it was meant appear inlaid. It would fool everyone but a collector, as to it's pedigree. This would make an excellent purchase merely for having a sharpening stand in to learn on in both. The Tanto is not really sharp at all, but solid like the sword. It was only partially sharpened and I may or may not attempt to sharpen it more. I believe they claim this sword to be battle ready, and it does feel solid and certainly has some heft with a 33" blade. 5 I rated the deal more than the product.Īt the price point of this combo, this is a great deal.It's a great sword, especially if you are six and a half foot with long long arms or to just display is because it is really nicely designed. I just wish the blade was more clean when I got it out for the first time because whatever putty they put to help keep it in stuck to the metals of the habaki and seppa easily, but those are also little nit-pick things that don't matter too much. The handle is really long too and quality is superb as the wrap is nice and tight and the kashira is nice looking and tight. But I absolutely love the longness of the katana because I'm so tall I can use a katana my size now and practice to size. Came not completely sharpened, but they don't usually anyway from manufacturers and it still cut really well. This katana looks pretty sweet minus a few design dingies with the sprinkles on the lion on the lower blade part, but that is a minor thing compared to how well it cuts. 5 Very nice feel, VERY long, and very cool looking.Thanks Chris and the Ronin team, another success! I highly recommend both, especially when both blades are worth MUCH more than the asking price. Decently sharp and really a SOLID tanto all around. The Tanto is actually pretty amazing, even for 1045 steel. I mean I can still Accusharp it sharp, but I do like it when it comes sharp out of the box. This is DEFINITELY an O-Katana, and it was made as usual Ronin-tastic!! The sori on this blade is intense.the usual being 3/4" bug the curve in this katana seems to make the cut more powerful! My ONLY issue (but not worth losing a star over) is that it was pretty dull out of the box. 5 It really IS the sword "The Bride" should have used!.
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