Musha Bushido Genko Samurai Katana Sword 1045 Carbon Steel

Really nice sword. Minor gripe- habiki slightly loose... tap tap- fixed. Rock solid otherwise; good balance; great blade, sharp enough to do major damage. Fully expect to get 1060+ performance. And,yes, a wooden saya! Had me fooled there a second. Cheers BUDK- just gotta add some more wakizashi selections, keep me looking- PFD in AZ

It was as advertised, sharp straight blade out of the box and it was all very tightly fitted! Very happy with my first katana.

My expectations were surprisingly exceeded. I wasn't expecting much for around 50 dollars(with shipping and handling). Everything was very uniform and straight, however the blade was slightly curved to the right. But it was very slight, I had to really look for it. The tang seemed to be full, I did locate the bamboo pegs, but I still haven't swung the sword at full strength. I'm sure it would hold up, but I'm not quite ready to try it (also not mentioned in the description was the specific kind of carbon steel, but I can tell you it's 1045)The blade was pretty dull (not "very sharp" as advertised). The pros outweigh the cons though. It was actually a very detailed katana and though you can't see it well in the picture, there is a dragon design on the handle of the sword. The sheath is covered with a matte black coating that I surprisingly like. The shipping was nice and quick, and it came on the shipping day determined. For the money, I definitely give this five out five stars.

There was a small delay but patience beats all :D

Great sword, especially for the price. I cut a few waterbottles and a gallon sized one too. Lovin this sword so far.

Great value! We liked it so much that my girlfriend is getting herself one too!

just got it today and lets just say money well spent i love this sword and plus this is my first of many katana's that will buy from this site

This sword was built by professionals who knew what they were doing. Very good balance, handling and workmanship. Excellent product at this price point.

So I got it after six days of ordering it (because of the Hurricane Sandy), and I am absolutely pleased with it. It's exactly as the description said and very sharp too. Everything came perfect. <br /><br /> The only thing that I noticed (and so did some other users here) was the Oda symbol in the Saya is darker than the picture, but still detailed. Otherwise from that, everything seems well. <br /><br /> It's a great sword for everything looking for real katana and I really recommend it to everything else. I will look forward to buy more from Musha/Musashi.

This sword is great, it was nice and sharp. the only thing was that the habaki was sratched and the blade was a little dirty but it was easy to clean. i will definetly buying Musashi again!

Great sword for the price.<br />pros-<br />1. nice weight<br />2. sharp but not as sharp as i would have liked but its still good.<br />3. i love the guard design<br />4. the sheath is very sleek and i loved the nice box it came in XD<br /><br />cons-<br />1. gets fingerprints all over it lol but thats not too bad.<br />2. i dont like the white skin on the handle it just looks cheap. <br /><br />overall it is a great sword highly recomended

Very well made sword. Has very good weight, and is easy to swing. One thing, however, is that the blade(at least on mine) chips very VERY easy. Definatley not much of a training one. All in all however, a very well made sword. Good for first time buyers.

just got the sword today after 5 day wait. its very sturdy,light came pre oiled and very very very sharp..<br />there IS a pressure crack of some kind on the top of the saya most likely from the trip cross country... but overall a great buy and im glad to have it in my collection.. ill update more after i use it

Just got the sword an hour ago, very nice well weighted, blade is sharp, but they're are a few notches in the blade, the cap on the top of the saya (koiguchi) is lose, but all in all I'm very impressed with the sword