When I received this sword the tassel on the handle look like those troll dolls hair, the handle was twisted from not being tightened down completely and worst of all when the sword is pushed fully into the sheath the blade sticks out the other end!!! While the first two are minor inconveniences the last one is unbelievable! I have bought a lot of things from Budk and have been very satisfied with the quality of what I have bought. I was very disappointed in this sword.

It is a pretty cool sword. The blade however was not anywhere close to "tree-splitting sharp". The actual cutting part of the blade was thicker than a butter knife blade. About the only thing this sword could cut would be butter. Other than my disappointment with the blade, it is a cool sword to have around for fun.

I bought one some years ago when it was in stock. The quality was excellent and it took quite a bit of abuse before breaking. The wood handle is drilled out, so eventually it cracked right through eventually on a heavy impact although the blade was fine and it was repairable. It stood up to almost everything, and only finally broke when i had a friend throwing frisbees to me to slice in half, then he threw a massive plastic garbage can which it did cut through but the force of the swing broke the wood

Awesomeness

I actually had one of these for several years, to this day im suprised how practical this sword was comparatively to the 30 dollar swords you see all over the place. definitely not to flashy by any means but for a practical starter sword why not? the cord will come off after a few months and the sheath will start to seperate but literally 12 years later i still have it.

This sword was great! No mess ups at all, pristine weight, though cardboard shavings were everywhere it was overall good.

I bought this sword as a wall hanging, but was impressed by the appearance of the blade. The blade is straight as can be with a nice finish. With a little sharpening, this blade could serve double duty as an impressive home defense weapon. What kind of an intruder charges you when you are holding this sword? Very happy with it. Unbeatable price. Recommended.

Great buy for the $..... Just in case, it's nice to have around!

This sword came in horrid condition, the handle was loose and cracked, the sheath was made from plywood, and scratched the h*ll outta the blade, the metal was either corroded or rusted, and the blade was not stainless steel, it was cheap aluminium. not happy with the sword

you truly get what you pay for I would not buy it at all one swing and it fall apart a show off sword at best I would not buy it all.