Amazing quality. Everything is snug, tight, and very well-built. The tang is tightly wound with durable ray skin underneath. The end cap of the tang is snuggly fitted. The blade itself, while this will be used for display, is extremely sturdy. r
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My main purchasing factor was that True Katana was the only company selling WWII katanas (olive color, rosewood, etc.), and all of the designs and effects are 100% accurate, with the reasonable exception that there is no stamp on the blade (but that's expected, because those forges did not make the blade). With that being said, for what this is, it's well worth the price. r
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Also, shipping was very fast considering it came from China to America.

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

Great sword for the price. Could have been a bit sharper. But, I bought it mostly for display. It arrived much faster than I thought. I’ll definitely buy from True Katana again.

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

This was a Christmas gift for my son. He loved it! The sword far exceeded his expectations!

Handmade Japanese Sekiro Katana Sword With Red Blade

Very pretty extremely well detailed, a perfect wall display

Sekiro's Katana Sword, Undead Cut Katana, Shadows Die Twice Purple Sword

Sword came in perfect condition, and just looked absolutely beautiful.

Handmade Japanese Sekiro Katana Sword With Red Blade

My son LOVES his new sword.
Very happy with the purchase!

Wwii Japanese Army Type 98 Nco Shin-gunto Sword

Generally okay experience. The order came quickly, within a day and a half to be specific. The blade appears to be of good quality and made of decent materials. The top metal piece attached to the opening of the wooden part of my sheath fell off upon opening the package and unsheathing the sword.

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

Sword was pretty sharp, seems like it was hardened pretty well. Hit it with a sharpener to see if it left little chips in the edge but didnt. A well made 1060 in my oppinion.

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

Excellent product, got delivered on schedule and with no major issues. A small problem was one of the rings on the sheath came loose, but thats easy enough to fix with glue.

Would absolutely recommend true katana for any other items. It looks great.

Handmade Japanese Sekiro Katana Sword With Red Blade

Very beautiful weapon, came in perfect condition and is made very well.I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Wwii Japanese Army Type 98 Nco Shin-gunto Sword

Love it ,love it, love it. 100% worth the cost and just a cool sword to own

Wwii Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Saber Sword Type 98 With Green Scabbard

It’s a well made and beautiful looking sword, it’s one of the best I had ever obtained.

The reason for only four stars however is that some of the fittings became loose and one came unglued shortly after receiving it.

Despite this I would (and probably will) order again from TrueKatana.

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

Wow. Very nice representation of type 95. Sharp , heavy with nice finish and appropriate profile. A nice addition to my collection. A fan favorite In my circle. Shipped fast and packaged well for the long journey here. Can't wait for the next order.

Wwii Japanese Army Type 98 Nco Shin-gunto Sword

My bf loved it! The materials were high quality and the sword was excellently packaged so it wouldn't come apart while it shipped. Will end up purchasing another katana next time.

Wwii Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword Type 98 With Black Blade

Very nice. Love the looks and quality in the product. Scanner looks great. 👍

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

I recently decided to start collecting WWII Japanese swords so I purchased a Type 98 Shin Gunto reproduction from TrueKatana to see what these swords looked like back in the day. The quality of the sword was very good, very reasonably priced and only took a couple of weeks to arrive. I will definitely buy from them again!
On a side note, a few months ago I purchased a beat-up Type 98 Shin Gunto at a garage sale for a few hundred bucks. I found Ishido Teruhide's name on the tang as the swordsmith. The blade has been authenticated and now I know what it should look like when it's fully restored!

Wwii Japanese Type 98 Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword

Nice looking katana but soft steel, and bendable by hand. Definitely a wall-hanger. If this really is made of T10 then there's something wrong with the hardening/tempering process. I wouldn't recommend using it for cutting or sparring, etc.

Wwii Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Saber Sword Type 98 With Green Scabbard

This was a wonderful experience...
Thank you so much for your prompt service...
The katana was beautiful and well made...I will order again from you.❤

Ww2 Japanese Type 97 Army Officer's Shin Gunto Katana Sword With Green Scabbard

The sword is beautiful. The tip of my handle is lose and I thought it would be “razor sharp” as advertised but it’s not even sharp. I’m really pissed of about that.

Wwii Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Saber Sword Type 98 With Green Scabbard

Took a while to get here but was less than a month, the quality of the katana is amazing and very sharp and already got some lube on it or something and the packaging was protective enough got here with no holes. Very satisfied, already on my wall

Handmade Wwii Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword Type 98