Is this a real katana? Can I do karate in the garage and chop a watermelon with it?
1647126
Yes it is real, but be very careful. Is very sharp as shipped and can cause much potential damage.
1647127
Yes, it is 'battle-ready,' traditionally constructed but with modern steel (as opposed to tamahagane/ Japanese steel smelted from volcanic sand). It comes sharp, it's made in China, but so are most katana on the market. Cold Steel appears to use the same forge that also produces Dynasty Forge branded katana, which are excellent.
1647128
Yes, it is the real deal. Slices watermelon and most anything else you can imagine.
657622
It's a great katana, it's sharp, sturdy, and strong and you can cut practical things with it but I wouldn't use it in sword to sword combat.
282866
Yes. I bought mine for a Bleach cosplay prop. Realize that what you see in the photo is the whole "blade", not a blade in a sheath, and is heavy duty. I masked off the handle, spray painted it the color I needed and then added the details to cusomize it for the character I was playing.
1550383
it is full tang,the good thing about cold steel is that theres no weld,it has a locking nut,so in heavy use,if the cross guard gets a little on the loose side you can tighten it,it is a battle ready sword,i have alot of cold steel blades,my norman is the prettiest,but i gotta tell you,there sword type machetes,like the kukri,two handed katana,cutlas and more are unbelevible for the money,they can take so much abuse,when the other brands fall apart,ps yes a scabbard is included,good luck,im sure you will injoy it,be careful,it comes razor sharp.
705957
Yes, they are really swords. When I got them I was really surprised how sharp they are. The rope that is wound around the handle isn't the best, and I think if used a lot they could unravel easier, and the sheath is a piece of garbage. But as far as if they are real, that would be a yes.
358444
I doubt they'd let you use this in a professional kitchen. If you're looking for a work knife, I'd probably recommend a dexter icut pro, a mercer genesis or mercer renaissance, victorinox rosewood as an entry level knife. You'll probably see victorinox fiberox or dexter sanisafe as "house knives". But you won't get much respect if you use a house knife. If you walk into an interview or a "stage" and you carry a mercer, they'll even assume that you went to culinary school (mercers are THE knife of choice in 90% of culinary schools) and that you have at least a certain skill set, focus, and attention to detail. Of course if you walk in with a knife from a celebrity TV chef, you'll get laughed out of the building. If you carry a knife, that is used by a majority of sous and execs (tojiro, masahiro, togiharu, Misono, new west, glestain, etc), you'll probably get a stage, but from then on, it's up to you to prove yourself. If you have a little better budget and if you move to "the line", I'd recommend, global, tojiro DP, wusthof classic, wusthof grand prix2, wusthof LCB, Henkels pros s or henkels 4 star as not too expensive, reliable knives. There are even better knives, but you should learn using those on that list. Good luck on your career!
730345
We have cut through aluminum cans and 2 liter bottles. Different types of fruit, haven't tried a watermelon yet but I'm sure it will cut straight through it. It's a great sword and it is full tang, this sword will not break at the hilt the blade was made all the way down through the hilt. It's great I hit concrete on accident and it only put 3 little tiny nicks in the blade.
1410844
If what your asking is are they hand made, No. These are made by a company called Cold Steel most likely in a factory in China. If your looking to buy a Katana from Japan, It might be a hand made one and it would be in a more expensive range. Such as 2k - 5k US Dollars.
333461
The balance is good. As far as a numerical measurement of weight goes I can't say, but it is definitely not as heavy as a real katana.
1253208
Since it's actual steel, yes you could but you better know what you're doing, seeing as it's not prepared steel it will get notches more, and is more likely to be damaged if you swing it at others. Also most cons wont allow actual blades so you'd have to keep it in the sheath at all times if you did.
1509331
Unfortunately... Most production swords like these are all going to be made in China, Taiwan, or the Philippines. An actual Nihon-t will run into the thousands so most of us will never be able to afford such swords. Is this a functional katana? Certainly. It'll cut most targets with ease. Does it have the flawless details of a Nihon-t? No, but it looks just fine and you can put some DYI work into it yourself to make it better. Hope this helps
1950142
Yes it's real. This knife isn't made in the U.S.A. , so it is more economic. However, it is a decent knife made with decent materials. It comes pretty sharp and is a great value. You be hard pressed to find any more "bang-for-your-buck". IMO, even though it has no assisted opening the locking mechanism is better than the Kershaw Blur's liner lock. In a self defense situation you want to have a knife that doesn't fold back and cut you.
1731388
Yes, but this is the real deal, sharp as a razor sword...NOT for actual combat practice. This "style" was used by the socially displaced and demoted samurai to allow them to carry weapons.
1731391
In my opinion yes, but it doesn't come very sharp, it passed the paper test but is not nearly as sharp as a real hand forged katana
1333865
To do with what ? The Iai is not sharpened nor a saw back blade ????? question seems totally out of context from the Katana for Iaido Practice ! ~ Respect
1945237
My Hanwei katana's hamon is removed, because that harmon is an artificial decoration. I didn't try it on my authentic Japanese katana.
337316
no this does not come w/a sheath, it is a very hard plastic possibly polymer (dont quote me) material for practice of knife attacks/strikes,disarms,fighting against someone w/a knife, we have this one and a differ tanto version where both sides are sharp (no sheath either), w/the tanto you do not have to switch position of thee knife or your hand because both sides are for cutting, this one you do, it is just like my real k-bar just not as heavy or deadly, although if your hands get hit or any thing else and these are not those 3 year or older model ones at martial arts schools you will feel it which is good it will teach you to get it right or loose your ability to hold the knife and possibly eventually die, if it were up to me i would just use real ones and go at it slow and work your way up like sparring in boxing just w/o the gloves and headgear, its a military thing lets play w/the real knives sort of like you stand there and i will throw my knives and try to just miss you, just kidding i know its long but i hope i helped it is good quality.