Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 12 reviews.
Review topics: ["weight","problem","sword","sheath","blade","handle"].
"You looking for a cool decoration or a defense weapon, look no further. Great Sword. Pretty heavy, and really I need two hands on it to get a good swing. Nice handle, strong. We keep it at the front door with others from Budk. When you come to my house to steal or hurt us, it's not you might get in trouble or cut it's realizing you are on the MENU for the day^_^. What's for LUNCH???^_^ Bit is a Place Edward Scizsorhands would have loved."
"The WAR sword is for when you run out of bullets. Well made with a good weight."
"I was wondering how I could get away with writing two reviews, but then I remembered I bought two of these blades. One of which was engraved, and this review is about the engraved one. I had to drop some stars, because they put the engraving on the wrong side of the blade. When I am wearing the blade on my side. The name is next to my leg, and no one can read it that way. I'm sorry, but I'm proud of the sword and its name and I want people to know it."
"This thing feels great in the hand, and it's fun to swing it. I just love mine and intend to use it to its fullest. Gourds and tatami mats need to be very afraid."
"Nioh here again black belt weapon expert and this one I put through the test repeatedly for fun haha this weapon has what it takes and then some. Don’t pass this it hit on my list of favorites. Shopping blades shop Budk an Honshu they don’t Disappoint."
"love this sword but hate the sheath. ints tough to draw and re sheath.the design is solid just not designed for 1 handed use."
"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."
"Cuts through water filled gallon jugs with just one swipe, solid, sharp, an excellent performer"
"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."
