![]() ![]() It shaves paper, I ran it down my leg and my shin is bald, granted I always hone my blades just a little to bring out that razor sharpness, but I made maybe 5 passes with my accusharp and it's crazy sharp now but it WILL shave paper out of the box.I wish I knew what type of steel it is, other than folded Damascus, I read somewhere it was 1055 carbon? Not sure. Overall I'd probably buy again because of the excellent esthetics and because I think it will be a fine cutting sword on less hard material.įirst of all this sword is razor sharp, I have no idea why a person posted at the bottom that it comes dull. This sword cost almost twice as much as my Musashi Best! I was under the impression Musha was just a name change from Musashi, not a "budget" line. One thing I find disturbing is that the hang tag refers to the Musha line as for "the budget minded" but in "the same spirit as our Musashi line". ![]() This cleaned up very quickly with a Smith fine diamond hand hone. In fact, it slightly dented the edge (might have been a result of less than perfect technique). However I had trouble with a hard plastic Planter's peanut bottle. I was able to make many nice clean cuts on a single water-filled milk jug. I knew it wasn't going to have as hard an edge from the 55 HRC rating shown at the True Sword web site. Hang tag that came with the katana states it is made from 1045 carbon. Had a good sharp edge that can cut paper if you use good technique once again it did not come quite as sharp as my Musashi Best. Tsuka is a little shorter than the Best and I would prefer it a little longer especially with the extra weight. Compared to my Musashi Best katana it feels heavier and not as quick. Koshirae is very nice and shows good attention to detail. Blade was true, with very nice medium low polish and had no significant blemishes. The damascus pattern is subtle and you need good light at the correct angle to really appreciate it. Katana shows very good overall workmanship and is quite attractive. Comes in a nice light wooden box covered in tasteful black silk with embroidered red flower and vine motif. Payed for three day shipping but it took four days (UPS blew scheduled delivery date) received undamaged. Overall, it's an especially unusual sword from this collection for many reasons, and one of my favorites even among more expensive items. I hope it's still like that, as I like the feel, and it's got no wasted space. The pictures look similar to mine, but I got mine years ago. The saya is also unique among all my Misha/Musashi swords - it's very closely fitted to the blade, with a very oblong cross section compared to my others. The antiqued look to the brass furniture is nice, needs no maintenance, and it's very light, which helps balance how beefy the blade is. It moves better this size, and feels correct with less space between the hands. ![]() Yes, it's got sightly less leverage, but shorter grips feel better to me despite my 6' height in general, raw cutting power shouldn't be the only priority in grip design. ![]() It's got a shorter grip than most of these swords, closer to traditional. The geometry is very good on mine as well, very precise angles that catch the eye. It tends to spring back instead of taking a bend when stressed, and with a simple etch with no fine polish to maintain, you don't worry so much about scratching the blade. While hamons may look nice, and offer some performance benefits, modern steel is very tough stuff, and in many ways, a through-hardened blade is a better option. This is a very sturdy blade, nice etch showing off the pattern welding. I really like this one, even compared to many of my differentially hardened swords. ![]()
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