Then I discovered exactly this sword as the "Last Samurai Black" in a YouTube video. There it was shown in detail, and I thought that it will certainly be very expensive. I gave it to Google, yet was actually even find at Amazon.com! To my surprise, it was still quite low and even equipped to present the same stand with a sword! I have it here then on the "DerShogun" Store purchases really cheap and it was delivered fairly quickly! I have to say I was not disappointed this time:
Positive:
- Attractively priced
- In the original more beautiful
- Good workmanship
- Beautiful sword stand included
- Fast Delivery
Negatives:
- There is now no real flaws ... I am with something really very picky! But frankly, are located on the blade just a few small "scratch" or, impurities or however you want to describe it! Since the sword but is usually in the wooden scabbard, bothers me rather little. But everything is otherwise super!
One more thing to feel the sword:
The images cast unless agreed already. The detailed pictures I find very good for such a product - that many other sellers here at their swords not! But because you can not see, for example, then the motif on the Tsuba, etc. Therefore, I thought it was before the DerShogun shop a lot better! However, there is a slight difference between the wooden sheath on the image and that is delivered: In the picture just two kanji characters are carved on which it supplied are then three! I think that's only an advantage and that's why I said at the beginning that the sword in the original looks even better! Who wants to see the sword as faithfully, should look at the YouTube video! ;-)
The blade looks natural sanded, but it is not! She is blunt and thus also there is no risk of injury! (Unless you would stab with the pointed end! So please witted and out of the reach of children and adolescents are still no strong sense of have such a product!)
In one of the pictures one can see the tsuba and the beginning of the blade. There, the blade looks like it had been cut wrong - but it is not so! Everything is fine! The characters on the blade are very well marked and highlighted with black paint, the somewhat lacking when the first time to clean the sword right! But that's not an issue!
As with all swords, it comes with a good oiling home! If you clean the blade for the first time, but is ever more than half from them. But in the Saya (sheath) also is still oil, do not be surprised if over again what sticks to the blade when it is pulled! (I once read that you can run in the Holzscheide warm water and immediately to dump it back! So are supposed to be the residual oil and final wood particles flushed etc! I'm me unsafe to do so because the wood inside ev can absorb water and affect the shape of Saya or possibly could even lead to fractures, because inside it's not treated. Also, I can imagine that it takes great until such a wooden sheath from the inside is dry again!
What I found particularly amazing was that with this sword of Stand was already there! Normally, the cost of this quality so to the 15, -. He is matt lacquered front and there are three golden characters on it. If that's not like him can just turn around and have the stand is just black! I find that quite original! Because there are basically in this part no front or back! If you like it shiny like him may be indeed self again painted over with clear paint in the home garden! Qualitatively it is certainly not the best, but I find it really more than sufficient and is also stable on his feet. (This way, you have even "just" plugging together what with me not quite worked right away only with a hammer both parts fitted together -.! But hey - for the price more than okay !!!)
Now the good part is on my closet and looks great! Since I still have other Asian decorative elements, which is a great complement to the overall impression of my apartment! ... And who is not in this spurt, which will soon vorgekaukelt that was this beautiful part of real! -P
Who still has questions, she can post below this post and I will answer you like then! ^^
