Build quality is lacking in some areas. r
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Packaging is terrible. It comes in a taped up Styrofoam container instead of a wooden or cardboard box. Its from China, but that's expected.r
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The katana itself is decent and sharp.r
The outer finish on the saya is nice and looks exactly like the pictures.r
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However, it was extremely hard to remove the katana from the saya, due to the habaki area getting stuck. I ended up having to lightly sand down the koiguchi area once I eventually got the katana out of the saya.r
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Moreover, the blade rattles in the saya, which I'm not sure how I'm going to fix yet.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon With Black Scabbard

The buying process was made smooth and easy by much of their educational materials that are available on their web site. I wsa able to choose a proper katana suited to my needs in the dojo. The price was excellent. I received the sword promptly and safely and the product is very good.r
I don't know what more I could ask of a vendor other than great product and excellent service.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Silk Thread Scabbard

So this was a good blade for the price. The sayia is loose but gorilla glue couldn't fix. As for the rest of the sword.

Hamon line isn't a real hammon for T10, but it is there'ish. It will cut but it being dojo ready without a bit of maintenance, it'll get there.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Black Scabbard

A good quality product for the price. It's already on display in my desk. delivery time was remarkable and prepaid. Thanks

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

Better than expected quality for the price. Very satisfied.

Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Black Scabbard

Both items arrived packaged extremely well and in good shape. They both appear and feel to be of outstanding quality, and I'm very happy with my purchases!!

Handmade Japanese Samurai Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Brown Scabbard

Nicely made and looks good. Blade is nowhere near "razor edge sharp" as claimed.

High-performance Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel

Very happy with this purchase, always wanted a legit katana. I’ve had friends purchase ones in the past that I felt were low quality, especially for what they paid. This one feels like you’re holding a quality sword that could actually be used for its intended purpose.

Handmade Authentic Japanese Katana T10 Carbon Steel Hand Forge

My katana is gorgeous with awesome craftsmanship in all aspects. Ordering was easy and delivery rapid. Tracking of the shipment was simple to follow via the link supplied.

Authentic Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel

Lightning fast shipment and transit. Got here EARLY!!! So happy with purchase and quality

Handmade Japanese Samurai Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Brown Scabbard

I have purchased these three swords as samples to see if they would be a viable product line to offer in our businesses and martial art centers.

Here are my findings:

All three swords are aesthetically pleasing and the fittings are ornate. I feel these would be a pleasant addition to a display or collection or for a beginning practitioner.

For someone looking for a sword to practice or cut with regularly, the product we received may not be the best products. Here are some reasons for this.

Two of the three blades were noticeable sharpened on a belt grinder and the edge geometry was a bit inconsistent. 2 of the 3 passed a paper cut test.

The two "folded" blades (the katana and naginata) are not folded steel, even under magnification. We have also observed a few imperfections such as chipping, staining and rolled tips but those appear to only be cosmetic. While the folding is not critical with modern steel, the appearance it provides would help sell the product and was a reason we chose them. The unfolded T10 material would be functionally sufficient. Also note that the cost was higher for these "folded" versions.

The hamon on each blade was very light, though looks nice, does not carry the deep gray appearance despite the fine polish. I am concerned how sufficiently heat treated the edge may truly be.

The fitment of the habaki is fairly loose, only fitting the mune and ha properly.

The Tachi shares the same profile and curvature as the katana and is the same length despite being listed as a longer blade.

All three swords show some fitment issues where things are misaligned or roughly ground to fit. The koiguchi and shito-dome are prime examples of this on the naginata as they exhibit grinding or chisel marks of fitting the blade. The naginata Saya sticks at every insertion and retraction of the blade.

The tsuka profiles of each were a bit blocky and the tsuka-ito is fairly wide, adding bulk to the grip. Very much a factory made handle.

Each sword came with manual the states the blades should not be used for cutting. We were able to confirm with customer service that it was ok to perform tameshigiri with the blades. They expressed the manual was a meant to be more of a cautionary document than a disclaimer.

We completed testing the sample products. In short, they do cut but only ok. We performed 6 cuts with each blade on rolled tatami omote, mounted on a regulation stand, in a vertical fashion. The tatami was rolled tight with no center material such as bamboo to ensure consistency in each cut.

We observed some ha (edge) deformation and marks left on the hiraji and shinogi (angled blade body surface) but nothing substantial. This is likely due to the edge and blade geometry being fairly flat (vs more convex) and a maybe the blades not being heat treated as hard as they could be.

We also did notice the fuchi was loose on the katana after completing the cuts. This can be corrected easily but should not happen on a new blade.

For a newer practitioner, these swords would be fine.

I am a bit discouraged with the customer service when we provided similar feedback and asked about the katana and naginate not being folded. They were somewhat accusatory and reluctantly did provide an RMA stating that we could return the blades only if they were still in the original packaging and unused. In short, we opted not to return the swords due to the packaging being discarded and to continue our testing. Our intent is to keep these products as examples for our clients and students and to showcase features that may or may not be satisfactory.

For practitioners seeking a functional sword, there may be some value at investigating True Katana's performance line. My experience may not be inclusive to all their products but the customer service was disconcerting. I will recommend the hanwei product line before True Katana in the future.

Handmade Japanese Tachi Odachi Sword High Manganese Steel Real Hamon Full Tang

Very surprised and happy with the quality of this item. Was not expecting It to be this good and ended up purchasing another.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Blade

Very good and well made katana I will be buying another from you guys really soon.

High-performance Japanese Katana Sword Damascus Steel With Gilt Lotus Leaf Tsuba

Fantastic
Sharp, beautiful and light. Attention to detail. Never bought a better sword at a better price, and I own a lot. Will definitely buy more.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon With Dragon Tsuba

Absolutely beautiful blade. Very good value for the price. I will definitely shop again !!

Handmade Japanese Samurai Sword Damascus Steel

Sword looks good, nice and clean. Super fast delivery too.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

It’s exactly how the description said it was, Will be buying more swords in the future

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Black Scabbard

The one Katana was nice, the green one the other one (orange) looked a bit on the cheap side like a fake Katana. I collect Katanas and wanted to see what Truekatna had to offer. I'm sure many are not so fake looking and feeling but it seems to be taking a guess at it. I'm collect these swords and have for years, so I have a good ideal of what a nice one should look like even one that is inexpensive.

Handmade Japanese Katana T10 Carbon Steel With Orange Scabbard

Awesome sword, my son loves it will be buying more soon!!! Super fast shipping.

Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Black Scabbard

Awesome! I was kinda nervous at first of if it was going to come, but it came fast. The blade is well made and shall remain a cool possession of mine.

Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With Black Scabbard