This is indeed a beautiful piece of art, but the blade size is significantly smaller than I had anticipated. Nevertheless, I’m still very pleased with it!

Handmade Japanese Shirasaya Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon Without Tsuba

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 katana arrived in 7 days. It is a beautiful blade and cuts smoothly and precisely.

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

I fell in love with my katana as soon as I saw and held it in my hands. I live in New Zealand so was expecting it to take awhile to arrive. But when it came in the mail within 7 days I was so happy . Would absolutely recommend buying from True katana . I will definitely be buying more from true katana. Thanks again

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

So, I ordered a Wakizashi, together with this absolute beautiful Katana, and they arrived today.r
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I had a complaint about the Wakizashi, so that the TK-Team handled it a way, with that I am quite happy... so the customer-service is pretty super, as these guys take their Stuff serious.r
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The Tsuka of the Katana is absolutely astonishing... upon holding it firmly, I get better grip than with other swords I tested, so I was positively surprised. The Blade itself is absolutely beautiful... it was a present for me father, and he is crazy about it as I am.r
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Very good quality, feels just qualitatively very good... so I can only recommend it : )

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Order arrived rapidly and in perfect condition. Quality is outstanding. Very very good service in all aspects!

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

Love the Look of it online, but unfortunately the Dragon Carving is not as prominent as shown on the website. I’m not sure if this is on purpose or not but it seems that the lacquer/ varnish was over done and it covered the dragon carving to the point that it makes it almost invisible/ not easily seen.

Other than that I think that the Sword is amazing the Handle and the Tsuba are fitted great, I do wish that the Tsuba had a dragon design instead to match the Saya (sheath) but it’s sharp and feels really good in your hands.

If you want to buy it I’d double check regarding the Saya (Sheath) dragon carving and if it’s supposed to be dark like that or not.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

Arrived faster than I thought and it’s a very beautiful katana!

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

New member of the family! I love this katana and my backyard is now full of decapitated water bottles. I've drank so many water bottles and filled them with tap water to not be wasteful--it's so addicting, getting that perfect clean slice on the water bottles, slicing multiple water bottles at once, slicing the larger jugs of waters, slicing fruits--this t10 steel is so resilient and cuts through the targets like butter. Of course, this is my first katana, my swordsmanship is that of an ultra-novice, but now I'm invigorated to learn--and learn more of the samurai history--after purchasing this instrument. What is great about TrueKatana is their unique designs, all the different scabbards and the subtle details on the hilts, the tsuba, the sheath, etc.--so much selection! I was warned that purchasing a katana would activate an addiction and, well, no regrets! 10/10, this model, the blue blade, it's mesmerizing. Just taking it out of the sheath and staring at it 😆 ...Okay, I think this review may have come off a bit long but trust me, purchase a katana from here and you'll understand!

Handmade Japanese Samurai Sword With Blue Blade And Scabbard

I have 5 swords from this company and I love all of them. They’re well made, razor sharp, high quality and beautiful.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel

Good service got my sword fast and well crafted swords

Handmade Japanese Shirasaya Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon Without Tsuba

This is my 4th sword from TK. Once again, nothing beats these. Came razor sharp, fresh coat of oil, and it doesn’t rattle either. Love this golden look as well.

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Excellent katana with great cutting sound through the air and good feel. Grip is perfectly sized for medium/large hands and blade/haman are flawless. Katana draws smoothly from the saya and presents with balance. Overall an excellent sword for the money. Happy with the purchase and quick delivery.

Handmade Japanese Katana T10 Carbon Steel Hand Forged With Black Scabbard

Everything is immaculate except for two small holes in the rayskin

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon

I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
I even made a second purchase - because of quality and items sales price with discount.

Handmade Japanese Katana T10 Carbon Steel With Orange Scabbard

The sword is a darker blue than it looks and so is the scabbard however. The scabbard is about the color of the sword in the photo and the sword is very dark. Almost black. Both look very nice though. Sword is straight and it is sharp. Pretty decent balance. I'd say for the price you really won't beat it. Pretty fast shipping as well. Believe I got it in about 11 days. I'm not gonna say there aren't better but for a first sword or practice sword at this price I don't see you getting anything better. Metal seams to hold its edge good but I haven't done enough testing yet for that.

Handmade Japanese Samurai Sword With Blue Blade And Scabbard

This is my second sword from True Katana. This sword is absolutely breathtaking. Well made with tight tolerances. The blade is dark and elegant. I have it displayed on the wall of my office and it's a beautiful addition. I purchased it more for art, but from my limited experience with functional swords, I would imagine this katana could also get things done.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Black Blade And Red Saya

The ito wrap was kinda fuzzy and could have been more neatly wrapped, and one of the menuki's was in the wrong spot on the blade handle. The only other issue i have is the the plastic that was wrapped around the blade for shipping came off inside the saya before i took the blade out and is now stuck inside. I have no other issues.

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

Fear team,first class experience, great service. First class product. Thank you all , Best Regards Roger.

Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon