Vulcan Gear 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!

I will preface this by stating that my views are based on the fact that this sword cost about $50.Given the price, it is remarkable. It is indeed a full-tang blade, which I confirmed by removing the tsuka (handle).The tsuka is plastic, and has a large rectangular slot in it, quite a lot bigger than the nakago (tang).Because the hole in the tsuka is much larger than the nakago, the remaining space is filled with epoxy. While this is probably even more safe and secure than the traditional way of attaching the blade to the tsuka, it is also intended to be permanent.It is possible to remove the sword from the tsuka, but it's not easy.After tapping out both mekugi (bamboo pegs) I placed a thick wooden dowel along the tskua and butted up against the tsuba, and used a hammer to drive the tsuka off the nakago.I was eventually able to free the sword from the tsuka, but this still left the nakago covered in epoxy.The photo shows the epoxy, which is black in color. Towards the end, you can see a grey area - that is the steel nakago showing through. As you can see, it's a pretty big chunk of epoxy.You can't see it in the photo because of the block of epoxy, but the nakago is of the traditional shape and size, unlike some of the machine-made swords I have owned in the past.The photo also shows the large rectangular slot in the tsuka.I sat the nakago in some boiling water for a few minutes, which caused the epoxy to become soft and crumbly, and enabled me to scrape it off. This freed up the fuchi, the tsuba, and both seppa.This does now mean that the tsuka is way too loose on the nakago, so I will have to make a new, more traditional tsuka from wood.If you are not prepared to make a new tsuka, or at least re-fill the plastic tsuka with epoxy upon reassembly, you should make sure to choose a tsuba you like, because you won't be able to change it easily!Unusual tsuka construction aside, the rest of the construction is completely conventional, with no hidden surprises or obvious weak points.It's really a very nice sword considering the price. The steel is pretty soft and probably won't hold an edge for long, and the grinding of the bevels is a bit wobbly, but it's a real sword, and really much better than it should be for $50.Apart from the plastic tsuka already mentioned, the only other plastic part I can find is the koi-guchi (the mouth of the saya, or scabbard).This part is traditionally made of horn. Horn is a natural polymer, and is very similar to modern plastics, so I think plastic is a reasonable and appropriate substitute here.The fuchi, kashira, shitodome, menuki and tsuba are all metal. It appears to be some sort of zinc-based pot metal, but it is actually finished very nicely, and looks pretty respectable. Even the gold-colored shitodome manage to look classy rather than cheesy.I am not 100% sure because I have not yet tested them with a file, but I think the seppa and habaki are solid brass, which is impressive if true.The saya (scabbard) is made of wood, and is so light in weight that I initially thought it was plastic. It seems sturdy enough though I guess.You may be wondering why I disassembled my sword in a destructive manner. The reason I did it is also the reason for my one big complaint with this sword, and that is that it is only available in katana size.Like many people, I wanted a katana and a wakizashi.I ended up buying two katanas, and shortening one of them into a wakizashi. I enjoy projects like this so it's all part of the fun for me, but I expect most people probably aren't going to want to go to such lengths.My recommendation to the manufacturer is to start making a wakizashi version too!

Even tho it’s supposed to be fake the quality is amazing I was looking at one that was a little bit less pricier than this one but the reviews were horrible and I found this one for 10 more dollars compared to the other one and the reviews said that it was good. It was sharp and I was like OK I’ll take the risk and I bought it and when I got it I’m so glad that I put in those extra $10, the sword was gorgeous and the blade sharp my brother decided to cut through an empty bottle of Coke and it just glided right through the weight. It’s not too heavy it’s not too late. It almost resembles an actual one with minor differences, but other than that totally worth it thank you.