Legends In Steel Battle Ready Crusader Sword

Ok. So I bought this a few years back and when I got it its edges were boxed. That's fine. I'm using it in acl tournaments. We'll, the guard is held in place with two pins. That leaves like a half inch of tang holding everything together in the guard. Can anyone see where this is going? I broke it at that weak spot. Overall good weapon but don't use it.

i read all the reviews before buying this sword.. I also zoomed in on the picture, to see what i was buying. and buying cheep swords in the past.. I can say without a doubt this sword started out as.. no wall hanger. the feel of it draws deep from my ancestry of smiths..and the scales are over large for the handle.. i plan to re-outfit the scales, with hand made hand fitted scales. as for the sheath i will make my own.. a very good buy

I've broken a lot of BudK swords over the years, and learned what "battle ready" meant. Honestly, this sword is the nicest thing I've purchased from this dealer, and for a couple of reasons. First, it's actually thick steel all the way through the handle, unlike some rat-tail wall hangers. it is also WELDED to the crossguard ang pommel, from what I can tell, and the pommel is additionally peened in place. The entire sword feels like one solid piece, not a rattling typical $60. purchase. The only compaints are very minor, being that the handle scales are a bit wider than the steel tang, and feel unpleasant. Easily fixed by some elbow grease like sanding or filling the gap. The other being that the sword has a few blemishes on the pommel and guard, not rust, but slight imperfections. honestly, it loos like a blade ready to train with, and I like that. it's not a shiny perfect display piece, it's a broadsword! One other thing that other reviews have noted, is that this bade is not sharpened, though I would not call it "blunt". it comes unsharpened so that you can decide to put an edge on it if you want, or to leave it blunt as I will to wear for the renaissance festival or for practice. There is no sheath, but I'm planning to get one made for it from a craftsman at the ren fair. steel seems 3/16'th inch thick at the handle. and the blade is 1 and 5/8 inch wide most of the way, it really does not narrow at all. it really is a broad sword. and the blade measurements given by the site are true within an 8'th inch, I'd say.

This sword will make a nice wall decoration. I was disappointed that it was not sharp as stated in the description .My invoice said sword with sheath but there is no sheath. For the most part I have liked all the products I have purchased from Bud K.