Musashi wind dragon katana sword crack#

I can't really give a point to this aspect however. The diamonds on it are nicely spaced, even and the size is not small but not large. The Tsuka is rather decently done to the fact that the ito wrapping on the Tsuka is not tight but by no means loose, it loosened up over time but initially it was fine. The Saya contained some oil and debris when I first drew the blade but after a few draws the residue was gone. Quite dangerous if you ask me but oh well. It lost all its tension and just simply flipping it over it just slid out. This of course did change over time and became super loose after like 3 months of constant drawing. The Saya is not too bad when it comes to drawing, its not in there super tight but gives a good ammount of tension when you want to draw the blade.

The length is short and it feels as if it will rip when you try using it. Its a very thin one and it feels as if its made of string. I don't even think you even want to call this thing a Sageo. The most disappointing yet not surprising point of the Saya is the Sageo. Hell even some higher quality Katana manufacturers has this. I can't take a point off for this since this is a sub 100 dollar Katana and a lot of these sub 100-200 Katanas has Saya rattle.

Musashi wind dragon katana sword crack#

There are times where I accidentally tapped it with my knee and it would have that crack crack sound. The Saya as expected had a lot of rattling when you shake it. The Kurigata is a plain one with no adornments on it. You can't really expect much out of a sub 100 dollar Katana. The paint job on it is decent?Within a couple hrs of using it and gently laying it on cement, the Saya displayed quite a few scuff marks and dents and chipping in one or two places. While the gloss on this Saya isn't as glossy as some other ones I see, you definitely know its a gloss Saya. The saya is made of a glossy black lacquered medium hardwood. +1 point to Musashi for not including that The Katana did not have any defects upon initial inspection and it did not have that weird cellophane plastic wrap all over the Tsuka or blade. Within the presentation box contained the Katana in a black standard cotton sword bag.

It wasn't much to look at and it had some cheap gold cloth covering white Styrofoam. The Katana came in a cheap presentation box much like the Cheness Katana I reviewed a few days back. The Katana came in a standard brown UPS box with a lot of packaging peanuts which was a nice touch, and within that popped up another box. Tsuka: Black Ito String? Low Quality Cotton? wrap with 'real' Samegawa panels ( White ) Saya: High Gloss Medium Hardwood with a 30' Saya It could have been the one they have up on their site pictures or it could just because its a standard mass produced blade from Musashi.īlade: Although only stated as High Carbon Steel, it is safe to assume that it is a Monosteel, non tempered 1045 steel blade. Surprisingly all these stats were the same as the one listed on KoA. Please take this as another person's opinion and do not let this one review sway your decision on whether or not to buy this particular blade. It is purely what I have experienced and seen and used. What this review entails do not reflect upon the brand in whatsoever way. Of course they do produce some higher end swords but once you find yourself in their ' higher end' of blades you are better off buying something like a Hanwei or Cheness or of a comparable brand. Their blades are also really well made for that price range. They are able to see a fair amount of use. If you are not familiar with Musashi, they are a Chinese brand ( tbh almost every Katana brand is from China ), they are a well known brand for having a large selection of blades and while they are a lower end brand with majority of their blades being around the sub 100-150 dollar range, their blades are actually usable. I ended up buying the Musashi Wind Dragon Katana off of Kult of Athena ( btw great site, great prices and large selection, fast shipping, great customer service ) for around 78 dollars. Thankfully my first Katana was not a display sword but rather something I could actually use. It took many years to figure out the brands and what not. Back then I had a small budget of below 200 dollars and I went for the nicest looking Katana regardless if it were actually usable or not. It took me many years to figure out what were good and what were bad. When I first started getting into the world of Katana's I was still fairly a noob at picking a nice quality Katana.