Overall rating: 4.814815 / 5 from 27 reviews.
The Bamboo Warrior Musashi Sword is praised for its impressive blade, katana quality, and excellent craftsmanship. Customers highlight its razor-sharp edge, handmade construction, and high-quality materials, making it a valuable addition to any collection.
Review topics: ["construction","quality","shipping","feels","craftsmanship","price","sword","blade","katana","cut","saya","hamon","musashi","sheath","detail","buy","discs","edge"].
"This is it ladies and germs, a REAL sword. It IS 1060 steel, the hamon IS real, quality IS great (for the price) but don't buy it unless you can sharpen it. If does NOT come "razor sharp," or even "sharp." Otherwise once sharpened it is a great price for a real katana. I'll go so far as to recommend it, but only for a serious collector."
"Nice look, very nice backstory one of my top picks"
"After reading and watching some videos (The ones with real Japanese instructors) for a few days I finally decided to swing at a few things. I was cutting things way above what this sword was rated for and the blade edge is completely undamaged."
"Got my new baby and it's beautiful ordered my second from u already love it"
"This is my first real sword ever. Did a little research, forgive me if I'm not advanced. The hamon line doesn't run to the edge in any areas on the blade. This means a good forge from what I've studied. There's no rattle except when in scabbard. In the hamon there are 2 discolored dark areas about 2 inches by 2 inches which look like a stain?? The blade is sharp, cut myself slightly...lol. Still not sure if this is a " Folded Blade ". Overall beautiful sword....highly recommended !!!!"
"I just got this sword and I am totally blown away. The swords blade, the hamon line, the saya, everything is beautiful. I have no regrets buying this and am considering buying another. The only thing i have bad to say about it is that the habaki has "China" etched into it. Still overall, it came sharp, and had a comfortable and beautiful handle and saya."
"For the money it cant be beat. Absolutely a beautiful sword. Razor sharp good solid piece nothing loose. Good craftsmanship."
"When I received this sword, I feel like it was very well presented with its box and sword bag. The first thing I reached for was the certificate of authenticity which is nice but I'll never pawn the sword. Speaking of which! -For my 80 bucks, what I got (as my first entry level katana) was very pleasant. The sword was quite a bit heftier than the rat tails and half tangs I kept around my room and it definitely had a solid feel to it. As far as sharpness-out-of-the-box it was extremely sharp at the boshi and the ha was semi sharp. Most people who do not understand how a katana works might complain about that but the boshi is the fastest part of the katana during your swing which should be one of the sharpest parts for maximum effectiveness (in my opinion anyway). Aesthetically, I found myself repeating "It was 80 dollars, it was 80 dollars." The Tsuba and the Kashiri have a light, almost plastic-like feel to them. It's probably just my imagination, though as the Tsuba is skeletal, structurally, and the Kashiri is on nice and tight so I could have just imagined how it felt. The Tsuka was very tightly wrapped, felt very good in my hands and I never felt ray skin before - I like that grippy sandpaper texture. The last couple points to hit are the Saya and the Habaki. The Saya feels thin, like it's made of balsa wood. I was scared about nicking or snapping it, but I was glad more of the money was spent on the functionality and aesthetics of the sword. The Habaki looks hastily stamped or machined. The Musashi and the China engravings are at very skewed angles. Does not bother me and I think it adds a little personality anyway but it is something to look out for when ordering. I definitely feel I received 80 dollars worth of sword, if not more. I do plan to keep my collection going. I would buy a musashi blade again. Giving a full rating because I got my money's worth."
"Beautiful piece and light weight. I will definitely be purchasing similiar swords."
"This entire 1060 series is inceredible for the price even if it were 4 times as much. It is obvious that Musashi is practically giving these fine swords away for now to get a large customer base. It is simply a matter of time before these swords go up in price (at least 300%), and still be more than competative in the current market. The REAL hamon on these swords is the finest I have seen in a long time, even on other manufacturers $500 Plus swords.......truely amazing at any price point. They cut VERY well, and they are not just "light cutters" either. I cut full size totami omoto mats all the time and no dammages so far. The quality control is pretty good too. You just have to watch out for a few small scratches on the blade upon delivery sometimes, which can easily be removed with 6000 to 10,000 grit Japanese water stones (I fixed one myself). The saya's are quite fine as well and fit good considering they are not each made personally for that exact blade......I am impressed. Same goes for the tsuka, very tight, sometimes with an ito shim, but not very often. The furniture on these swords is very nice, mostly tactical in nature (all black), but with great detail and class. You just can't beat these swords! I am personally buying all 16 of them as an investment, PLUS another 16 for personal use and display.......great job Musashi, keep it up!"
