- Friday, January 06, 2012
Great sword

Reviewed By: dakotah h (gassville,  AR)
It's an awesome sword. Its pretty sharp out of the box, but could be a little more sharp. All in all 10/10.

 - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Excellent Katana

Reviewed By: Kolean (Lordsburg,  NM)
This is my favorite Katana thus far. Excellent quality and very cool look. Shinwa is a professional brand and delivers excellent quality swords for very reasonable prices. This sword could easily cost a lot more, but it is great that anyone can get such great quality for this price. Be careful with storing your Katana in high humidity areas, the wood scabbard will swell and it will be VERY difficult to take out the Katana. I had a very difficult time when that happened to me. All in All, if your looking for a COOL- FUNCTIONAL- EXCELLENT QUALITY- then get this.

 - Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Pure awesome

Reviewed By: JC2200 (Warner Robins,  GA)
I ordered this sword a few months ago as my first fully functional katana, and I was so excited. It came within three days of ordering it, I was so shocked! Although my blade was red and black damascus, I still don't care. I thought a few days about returning it, but the more I held it and kept it, the more I fell in love with it.

 - Tuesday, May 04, 2010
AND???

Reviewed By: DW03 (Hilo,  HI)
This sword is absolutely functional. The balance is very nice, and the "black Damascus" is a trip! However, what I think Shinwa could have left out was the item number and such on the side of the blade in bold, gold print!!! I removed it by making my own Hamon, aka "waterline" on my edge, and now the sword looks terribly awesome: Black Damascus and "chromed" Damascus Hamon!!! Fittings and furniture were very secure, and the Saya (scabbard) was very well done. I am thankful to my brother from another mother for getting me this one, and also for Shinwa and Bud K for making such swords functional and affordable!

 - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Shinwa Black Knight Damascus Sword

Reviewed By: Robert Matthews (Ruffs Dale,  PA)
This sword looks & feels great, Excellent Quality for the price. If I didn't know it , I would say its in the $500 price range. I would buy another Shinwa no questions asked. Editor's Note: Thank you for your comments. We have updated the review to reflect the appropriate spelling.

 - Friday, November 28, 2008
Unbeatable

Reviewed By: Ron (Roxana,  DE)
This really is the best katana I've ever owned. It may be a bit expensive, but it is worth every penny; trust me.

 - Tuesday, May 24, 2011
good overall

Reviewed By: Dragoon17415 (lodi,  WI)
it's a good overall sword came sharp made it sharper the only thing i didn't like is the orange streak on the bottom but o well i can't complain.

 - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Well worth the price

Reviewed By: Odjn_SIN (Winter Haven,  FL)
Where do I begin? First off, the sword is a straight blade, perfect for me because I'm proficient at a side stance. Its lightweight and extremely durable. It doesn't rattle like some katanas I've used. I put it through a few water bottle tests before I stepped up to the bamboo test. It performed superb. However I had to use two hands the cut the bamboo fully in two, but after taking a whetstone to it and some TLC, I can now effectively cut bamboo in two using only one hand.

 - Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Descent katana

Reviewed By: jody (schofield,  WI)
OK I'm a huge katana collector and the sword looks great and is pretty sharp but it is not full tang and is advertised as battle ready if it isn't full tang its not battle ready, close but not quite, it is a nice display sword, one other thing is how I received the item with no original box no shinwa tag and not even a care kit, it did come with the black sword bag. I do recall the kit mention and saw the tag in the video.

 - Saturday, December 10, 2011
Great potential, to many mistakes

Reviewed By: Azullion (Lexington,  SC)
My compliments. The Blade itself is beautiful and strong, The scabbard has a polished finish that I was scared to put a single finger print on, and the handle wrap is flawless. My Complaints. The blade is upside down in the hilt, it is super dull, and cannot cut cloth, Gold lettering on both sides of the blade ruins the blades beauty, and is only a half tang blade. I hate to say that this blade will not go into my collection.

 - Thursday, August 25, 2011
Katana

Reviewed By: Skrier (inver grove heights ,  MN)
When I got this sword I was so excited, then I played with it a bit and found out it was half tang instead of full tang like it said on most Shinwa swords. So it is no more then a decoration instead of a fully functional sword. Oh well still awesome to look at.

 - Saturday, October 16, 2010
Pretty good

Reviewed By: tybo725 (plattsburgh,  NY)
I got this sword about a year ago as a gift and i loved it but the only problem is that the blade is only half tang on it so if u hit anything with and kind of force it is likely to break the handle but other than that it is an amazing sword.

 - Wednesday, July 07, 2010
pretty good

Reviewed By: Charlene Napier (jackson,  KY)
This is a great sword. It came pretty sharp but could be sharper. It feels really good. Heavy blade and high quality though it does not have the lined look to it. The handle broke in two places first right under the guard and second at the end. easily fixed by removing the cord wrapping and then duct taping a little then rewrapping.