Huy Lam
Jan 09, 2018
(5 out of 5)
Amazing quality.
Sword arrived today (luckily I caught the mailman, guy was placing the package on the house next door.)
This thing got amazing flex, tested cutting out of the box, and it just does a very good job at it.
Got really nice flex to the blade.
Looks beautiful, only thing that I'm nit picking about this is that the bamboo pegs and the sword handle didn't line up properly, so the peg messed up the (presumably real) rayskin wrapping a bit.
Habaki came loose out of the box, but it's an easy fix, might've been loose due to transport.
Overall amazing quality, and the price I got it for was a steal.
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Dylan Curry
Jan 01, 2018
(5 out of 5)
5 out of 5 amazing blade, best one ive ever gotten from this website in fact. i'd ramble on about why i like it so much but there is nothing i can say about it that the other buyers havent already said
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Glen Stockdall
Dec 20, 2017
(5 out of 5)
Odachi
Just received my Shinwa Odachi today (my Christmas present for myself). It is absolutely stunning, it does appear to be a darker blue ( more like navy blue) than the picture. That's fine with me though. At only 5' 5" tall this beast would be hard for me to handle. This by far my favorite Shinwa i have.
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Mar 05, 2016
(5 out of 5)
not just for display
first let me say that i’ve only had this for a few hrs. the scabbard was broke badly in shipping but the sword remained rock solid and it's very sharp and well balanced. the lining in the blade is gorgeous. the ray skin might be fake. i did a simple experiment were the peg is in the hadel, i used tweezers to pull off a small pice. unlike normal ray skin with is hared and krusty, this stretched and snapped like rubber and it’s white underneath too, so it may be real juts sprayed with some coating that makes it soft who knowes. as for the other review about the lack of full tang, "display only" i got this off wikipedia (A full tang extends the full length of the grip-portion of a handle, versus a partial tang which does not. A full tang may or may not extend the full width of the handle.) it's done for handel strength and or balances too. if you want a sword that is functional this is a good one “i wonder if i can just send back the skabber to be replaced, i don't want to let the sword go.” lol
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adizzle
Mar 20, 2015
(5 out of 5)
this was the first shinwa blade I ordered, and it is incredible. the blade is incredibly sharp and completely sturdy. even after cutting through multiple objects( wood, fruit, metal) it maintains its edge perfectly. this blade is definitely worth any price.
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David Soderquist
Mar 18, 2015
(5 out of 5)
Beautiful!!!!
I bought two of these to see what they looked like. I do my own castings and wanted to see how good these were. I was very impressed with these. The Damascus is beautiful and from what I could tell the tang was forged and not welded, it also goes an appropriate distance down the handle to be considered full tang (3 - 4 inches shy of the end). I like the feel and they are beautiful overall but I am going to refit them not because I am dissatisfied with them but that is the reason I bought them.
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Steve
Jan 12, 2015
(4 out of 5)
Good sword for $$$
I am overall very pleased with this sword. It is a real Damascus blade and reasonably sharp. My only concern is with the so called genuine ray skin wrap on the handle. It appears to me to be some kind of rubber. Still for the money spent it is a very good purchase
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Damien
Sep 23, 2014
(5 out of 5)
Sweet
I purchased this one with the Odachi Black Damascus Sword. These are both True Works of Art.
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David Canoy
Mar 09, 2014
(5 out of 5)
Beautiful and functional
Beautiful sword, the oil sheen is subtle but visible and the blade is beautifully shaped and honed. Someone stated the blade was not full tang - I feel the blade all the way down the handle - I don't know how this could be proven short of deconstruction but I highly doubt that is the case. the construction is solid, it feels like a million bucks! Shinwa does not have a reputation for skimping on quality and I will not be the one to say they did so. A great buy.
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OniBlade
Mar 17, 2013
(4 out of 5)
Display Only
This piece is Beautiful to behold although I would never reccomend this sword for any practical use. I expected this sword to come fully tanged but this wasnt so. I digress, this is still a great buy.
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