Cuts through water filled gallon jugs with just one swipe, solid, sharp, an excellent performer

Solid, great balance, unusually sharp out of the box. This is one bad boy. A must have for any serious sword work. Not only an efficient sword to wield, also has great eye appeal and the scabbard is decent.

This Honshu War Sword is actually a smaller copy (Wakizashi sized) of a Chinese Dadao War Sword. I received it and Wow! It was very well balanced and had a good weight for a real battle weapon. The fit and finish were excellent. The blade came as a Manganese Steel Blade and it was sharp and solid. The shape of the handle was very ergonomic and comfortable affording one or two hand hold. I have the Cold Steel Dadao. Condor Dadao, CAS Hanwei Dadao as well as several other Dadao blades, and I would put this Honshu War Sword Dadao as one of my favorite. It is shorter and lighter than your standard Dadao making this very handy to carry around as well as storage in the car. The only complaint I have is the design of the sheath left something to be desired. I would have preferred a sheath more similar to the Cold Steel Dadao sheath. With a better designed sheath, I would rate this sword a total 11 out of 10. Oh, I bought another one, but now it comes in 1065 steel instead of the original manganese steel. I wonder why the change in steel?

My brother got one of these and recommended that I get one as well. I bought one and was happy with it for a while. My brother then told me the guard on his war sword had come loose. Soon after mine developed the same problem. Neither of us have put the swords to any work, and so the guards came undone without any force required. Rather unsatisfied with what has happened because ultimately it's not a bad sword, but it seems like the craftsmanship is a little bit lacking.

Excellent, well made sword. No problems with mine, blade is really sharp. Blade is also thick and heavy. Agree with one of the previous reviewers that is a bit harder to re-sheath the sword than it is to take it out. One set of the oriental characters on the box means Okinawa, but could not find any reference to such a sword when I googled Okinawan war sword. Well worth the cost. Tom from Hawaii.

The Blade Shape And Feel Are Awesome, Love the Handle, Hate the sheath Though, Almost Impossible To Resheath It One Handed, I May Be making Another Sheath For It Somehow. The Edge Came Rather Dull But Itll Do, Other Than That Great Blade, Nice Balance, Comfortable Feel, Nice Rubber Handle, Overall Not Bad.

My only problem was the cross guard rattled left to right, fresh out of the box. That's something you'll want to check for in-store if possible. I don't think it's a serious defect; just a little super glue should do the trick. Other than that feels light and well balanced for the size of the thing

Sword preformed as well as my $300 cold steel long sword I can not recommend it enough

If you were in a situation where you brought a knife (or sword in this case) to a gunfight, I think as long as you had this sword you would be just fine.... Never been more confident or felt more safe while having this in my possession....Zero cons and about 10 Pros...I have done everything with this thing from the time i bought it and rated everything i did with it 10 stars...I have even learned to throw it with great results coming from it...I sold or given away every knife, Ax, Machete, i owned because this is all 3 in one.....Also great for butchering and gutting....I actually had some jerkwater that broke into my house give himself up to the police after i pulled this out from it's shealth... I even forced him to call 911 himself to tell the police everything he did.... Must Have for any mafia henchman and also make a great gift to anyone who would like to intimate someone without pulling out a gun... Love this thing and bought 2 so i can use them as twin swords...

This is the perfect weapon to have for the coming world war and apocalypse. If they ever take our guns and rifles away, you had better have this weapon at your side. It is a One Man Head Chopping Guillotine. Budk, don't you dare show this baby to ISIS. It has that perfect balance in your hands as you swing this sword to the left or to the right with one or two hands. The blade is also very thick and very strong when compared to a samurai sword. This Blade is not a stabbing weapon as much as it is a chopper. If you are looking to cut arms, legs and heads, this is the one. As for the sheath, it is ok but I would prefer something different but the sword makes the deal more than worth it.